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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS -- PRESUMPTION FOR HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION (Allows the presumption of in-the-line-of-duty illness unless contrary evidence is presented.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS -- PRESUMPTION FOR HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION (Allows the presumption of in-the-line-of-duty illness unless contrary evidence is presented.)"
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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: "SB 137"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 137 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Health & Safety", "Labor", "Persons with Disabilities", "Police & Fire"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Ciccone", "DiMario", "F. Lombardi", "Lawson", "Pearson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-01"
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last_action: "2023-06-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1b63e57-8881-4599-b6e1-ae89cd0e4d55"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "d62c380606af8f60dfd9b6cee6eddddf62592ef6fac3621e7f11fb3de9ea4480"
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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 137 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS -- PRESUMPTION FOR HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION (Allows the presumption of in-the-line-of-duty illness unless contrary evidence is presented.)
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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. **137** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0137.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **62–9** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **29–7** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Acosta — primary (person)
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- Ciccone — primary (person)
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- DiMario — primary (person)
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- F. Lombardi — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Pearson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-01** 02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `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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- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/31/2023)
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- **2023-05-31** 05/31/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/14/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-27** 06/27/2023 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
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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/e1b63e57-8881-4599-b6e1-ae89cd0e4d55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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