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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Includes in the definition of unprofessional conduct performing a pelvic examination without consent of an anesthetized or unconscious female patient.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Includes in the definition of unprofessional conduct performing a pelvic examination without consent of an anesthetized or unconscious female patient.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 5544"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5544 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Criminal Procedure", "Medical", "Physicians"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Carson", "Donovan", "Fenton-Fung", "Fogarty", "Henries", "McEntee", "Shallcross Smith", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-12"
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last_action: "2021-07-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccad6a45-2275-45b8-8b08-f871b5ae7cb8"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "65fd155e010a375727020039ead6a2d46ed325ec0fd8f1d50ef7e5c52f797bc5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 5544 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Includes in the definition of unprofessional conduct performing a pelvic examination without consent of an anesthetized or unconscious female patient.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **5544** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5544.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alzate — primary (person)
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- Carson — primary (person)
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Fenton-Fung — primary (person)
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- Fogarty — primary (person)
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- Henries — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
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- Speakman — primary (person)
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- Tanzi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/08/2021)
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- **2021-03-08** 03/08/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2021)
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- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2021)
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- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for hearing (06/10/2021)
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- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee continued
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccad6a45-2275-45b8-8b08-f871b5ae7cb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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