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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON BEHAVIOR HEALTH (Increases membership of council from 26 to 31 voting members with amendments to reflect current names of state depts./divisions/agencies listed in statute.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON BEHAVIOR HEALTH (Increases membership of council from 26 to 31 voting members with amendments to reflect current names of state depts./divisions/agencies listed in statute.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 544"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 544 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Mental Health", "Substance Abuse Stamp", "Dept. of BHDDH", "Behavioral Healthcare"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Calkin", "Goldin", "Miller", "Satchell", "Sosnowski"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-09"
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last_action: "2017-07-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f56e950-e8a8-4251-b3d3-625199b9864b"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "b72a49765b3230c21ade26c1ec3d9931e3a5347df7aa28140c39a6b91f2510a7"
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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 544 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON BEHAVIOR HEALTH (Increases membership of council from 26 to 31 voting members with amendments to reflect current names of state depts./divisions/agencies listed in statute.)
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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. **544** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/SenateText17/S0544.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **71–0** (pass) · legislature
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- GOV. COUNCIL ON BEHAVIOR HEALTH — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Calkin — primary (person)
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- Goldin — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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- Satchell — 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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- **2017-03-09** 03/09/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-03-21** 03/21/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2017)
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- **2017-03-23** 03/23/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-05-19** 05/19/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2017)
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- **2017-05-23** 05/23/2017 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-05-24** 05/24/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/30/2017)
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- **2017-05-30** 05/30/2017 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2017-05-31** 05/31/2017 Referred to House H.E.W. `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-02** 06/02/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2017)
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- **2017-06-07** 06/07/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/28/2017)
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- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-07-05** 07/05/2017 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/3f56e950-e8a8-4251-b3d3-625199b9864b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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