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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)"
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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: "SB 256"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 256 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Courts", "Fees", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Licenses"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Goldin", "Kallman", "Lawson", "Miller", "Valverde"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-10"
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last_action: "2021-07-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc44c4c4-014e-47bf-b81f-e971abb148d4"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "3170ffbbcd195f950d5415c3553d5666c96c6f31098024e645568d62ca3167fb"
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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 SB 256 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)
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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. **256 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0256Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Approval of Amendment — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage as Amended — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- DiMario — primary (person)
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- Goldin — primary (person)
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- Kallman — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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- Valverde — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/20/2021)
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- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
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- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2021)
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- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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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 of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 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/dc44c4c4-014e-47bf-b81f-e971abb148d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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