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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES (Relative to the provision of home and community based services, provides for the merger of the independent provider program into the personal choice program so that the state has one self-directed program for direct support services.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES (Relative to the provision of home and community based services, provides for the merger of the independent provider program into the personal choice program so that the state has one self-directed program for direct support services.)"
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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 5991"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5991 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Consumer Affairs", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Human Services", "Wages"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cruz", "Diaz", "Potter", "Slater", "Voas"]
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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: "2023-03-01"
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last_action: "2023-06-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4abe756-bba6-4003-bc95-ac52c783b94e"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "416301c5f70bf466cdb17771731b026685983cc6a7bde711bfeeb82ce963e030"
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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 5991 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES (Relative to the provision of home and community based services, provides for the merger of the independent provider program into the personal choice program so that the state has one self-directed program for direct support services.)
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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. **5991 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5991Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AS AMENDED — **64–8** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Cruz — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Potter — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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- Voas — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-01** 03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2023)
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- **2023-05-03** 05/03/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration
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- **2023-06-11** 06/11/2023 Meeting postponed (06/12/2023)
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- **2023-06-11** 06/11/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2023)
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- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/14/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-23** 06/23/2023 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/f4abe756-bba6-4003-bc95-ac52c783b94e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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