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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS (Makes sweeping changes to the law on massage therapy licensing.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS (Makes sweeping changes to the law on massage therapy licensing.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "SB 576"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 576 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Miller"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2019-03-14"
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last_action: "2019-07-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/881e6b36-16b8-4fa0-aca9-47deee11326d"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "f4b16e9b9982654085753fab237f88bbea4ca5126b7835e6fb953eb871998e85"
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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 576 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS (Makes sweeping changes to the law on massage therapy licensing.)
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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. **576 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/SenateText19/S0576Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **36–2** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **37–1** (pass) · upper
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- AS AMENDED — **61–7** (pass) · upper
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **61–7** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Miller — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-03-14** 03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-19** 04/19/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2019)
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- **2019-04-25** 04/25/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2019)
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- **2019-06-10** 06/10/2019 Proposed Substitute
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- **2019-06-11** 06/11/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-11** 06/11/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2019)
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- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Referred to House H.E.W. `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-21** 06/21/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/24/2019)
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- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2019)
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/27/2019)
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- **2019-06-27** 06/27/2019 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2019-07-02** 07/02/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-08** 07/08/2019 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/881e6b36-16b8-4fa0-aca9-47deee11326d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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