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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)"
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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 5737"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5737 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Labor", "Licenses", "Nurses"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Azzinaro", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Kazarian", "Kennedy", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-02-21"
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last_action: "2023-06-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2b6d6e1-51ac-4fad-a0e8-ab61151868b9"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "ca90d92bcc109bd5b1ada4c502cbc78f8d99964e521c3dd28023e304a03c0b5b"
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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 5737 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)
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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. **5737 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5737A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Abney — primary (person)
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-21** 02/21/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-03** 03/03/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/08/2023)
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- **2023-03-08** 03/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Scheduled for consideration
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- **2023-06-05** 06/05/2023 Meeting postponed (06/06/2023)
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- **2023-06-05** 06/05/2023 Meeting postponed (06/06/2023)
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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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- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/15/2023)
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-24** 06/24/2023 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/d2b6d6e1-51ac-4fad-a0e8-ab61151868b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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