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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SUPPORTS ACT OF 2026"
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description: "Ensures that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want, by incorporating collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 7361"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7361 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Craven", "Knight", "Shanley", "Slater", "Solomon"]
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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: "2026-01-28"
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last_action: "2026-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58947e13-5ecd-459b-933e-099db8ad485e"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "9a4a3284285504c920d527610a5f861923a3e558c80aa81fa5f0d9b930ce56b4"
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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 7361 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SUPPORTS ACT OF 2026
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Ensures that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want, by incorporating collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program.
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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. **7361 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7361A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **61–9** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Knight — primary (person)
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- Shanley — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-28** 01/28/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/15/2026)
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- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2026)
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- **2026-04-30** 04/30/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2026)
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- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 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/58947e13-5ecd-459b-933e-099db8ad485e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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