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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM (Mandates DOH rules/regulations for newborn screening to include screening tests for all disorders/conditions with early detection/treatment medical benefit plus new disorders/conditions within 2 yrs. unless not practicable for new disorders.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM (Mandates DOH rules/regulations for newborn screening to include screening tests for all disorders/conditions with early detection/treatment medical benefit plus new disorders/conditions within 2 yrs. unless not practicable for new disorders.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6365"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6365 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Families", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Medical", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amore", "Craven", "Henries", "Morales"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-05-26"
last_action: "2021-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ced54a14-d8f2-416d-979d-b59888e41dd7"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f866d42e21a309d4f3953cd7f6c2592da3495f030599ba0f62b323794c49cde4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island HB 6365 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM (Mandates DOH rules/regulations for newborn screening to include screening tests for all disorders/conditions with early detection/treatment medical benefit plus new disorders/conditions within 2 yrs. unless not practicable for new disorders.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **6365** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6365.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **670** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amore — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Henries — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-05-26** 05/26/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/01/2021)
- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ced54a14-d8f2-416d-979d-b59888e41dd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).