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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Pharmacists may discuss reimbursement criteria with individuals presenting prescriptions.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Pharmacists may discuss reimbursement criteria with individuals presenting prescriptions.)"
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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 497"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 497 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health Care Affordability", "Health Insurance", "Insurance", "Pharmaceutical Assistance", "Prescription drugs"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ciccone", "Coyne", "Felag", "Raptakis", "Seveney", "Sosnowski"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-03-04"
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last_action: "2021-07-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab6429d1-767e-4f4c-90bb-5bbc88dbdaab"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "23857411541895a29c62d2dc02986cd904a5943fc387f6461f35d6bfcf6e9dbf"
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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 497 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Pharmacists may discuss reimbursement criteria with individuals presenting prescriptions.)
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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. **497 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0497A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ciccone — primary (person)
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- Coyne — primary (person)
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- Felag — primary (person)
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- Raptakis — primary (person)
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- Seveney — primary (person)
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- Sosnowski — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2021)
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- **2021-03-18** 03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/27/2021)
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- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/01/2021)
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- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for hearing (06/14/2021)
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- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 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/ab6429d1-767e-4f4c-90bb-5bbc88dbdaab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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