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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Limits the copayment or coinsurance requirement on specialty drugs to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a thirty (30) day supply.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Limits the copayment or coinsurance requirement on specialty drugs to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a thirty (30) day supply.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 871"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 871 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Plans/Services", "Health Insurance", "Insurance", "Prescription drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goodwin", "Lombardo", "Ruggerio", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1cb3a9f-f943-447d-b11d-05fe76680f86"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3591ead4f435d047d0009238a0b87c15b7045147239b2f49d1cd783b243417f7"
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 SB 871 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Limits the copayment or coinsurance requirement on specialty drugs to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a thirty (30) day supply.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **871 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0871A.pdf)
## Votes
- In Concurrence — **320** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **350** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **730** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Lombardo — primary (person)
- Ruggerio — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-30** 03/30/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-05** 05/05/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/11/2023)
- **2023-05-11** 05/11/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-19** 05/19/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2023)
- **2023-05-23** 05/23/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-24** 05/24/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/30/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** 05/30/2023 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2023-05-31** 05/31/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2023)
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-06-16** 06/16/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** 06/16/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-23** 06/23/2023 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/f1cb3a9f-f943-447d-b11d-05fe76680f86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).