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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Guarantees availability of coverage to eligible residents of state and does not limit or exclude coverage by imposing a preexisting condition exclusion.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Guarantees availability of coverage to eligible residents of state and does not limit or exclude coverage by imposing a preexisting condition exclusion.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 5426"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5426 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health & Safety", "Health Care Affordability", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Health Insurance", "Insurance"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Alzate", "Bennett", "Carson", "Donovan", "Kislak", "McEntee", "McGaw", "Morales", "Speakman"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-02-08"
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last_action: "2023-06-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0023d81-2cc3-4f53-9ec2-d08eca3b5780"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "4e5327947d6218b758a1eebe8e053982e958b64ea1260d6178e6635021445e30"
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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 HB 5426 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE (Guarantees availability of coverage to eligible residents of state and does not limit or exclude coverage by imposing a preexisting condition exclusion.)
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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. **5426 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5426A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **59–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ajello — primary (person)
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- Alzate — primary (person)
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Carson — primary (person)
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Kislak — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- McGaw — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- Speakman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-08** 02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-17** 03/17/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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- **2023-03-19** 03/19/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/21/2023)
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- **2023-04-14** 04/14/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/20/2023)
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- **2023-04-20** 04/20/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2023)
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- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/12/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/14/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-21** 06/21/2023 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/c0023d81-2cc3-4f53-9ec2-d08eca3b5780`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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