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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Bars health insurance plans from prohibiting pharmacists discussing reimbursement criteria with individuals presenting prescriptions.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Bars health insurance plans from prohibiting pharmacists discussing reimbursement criteria with individuals presenting prescriptions.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6477"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6477 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Affordability", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Health Insurance", "Insurance", "Prescription drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Felix"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-06-28"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3e35c9b-e339-402b-9c75-8ba1aa6fc128"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "7a1a39941e8fcb7ac6cd2e5247504101ee2dedddbcd2d0cf58794e07c75941a8"
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 6477 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Bars health insurance plans from prohibiting pharmacists discussing reimbursement criteria with individuals presenting prescriptions.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **6477 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6477A.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **700** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Felix — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 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/e3e35c9b-e339-402b-9c75-8ba1aa6fc128`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).