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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY"
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description: "Repeals the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and makes several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one."
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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 7922"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7922 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Handy"]
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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: "2026-02-27"
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last_action: "2026-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adf5c260-58b6-4901-80a7-eaa66b6782f8"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "6d4d0b0f69266273ee361729fef00934386d883941e053c58b2b54504d207cd0"
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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 7922 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
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Repeals the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and makes several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one.
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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. **7922** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7922.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **64–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Handy — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2026)
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- **2026-03-19** 03/19/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-03-26** 03/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/30/2026)
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- **2026-03-30** 03/30/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/16/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-16** 04/16/2026 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
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- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 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/adf5c260-58b6-4901-80a7-eaa66b6782f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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