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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS"
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description: "Repeals the examination requirement in order to qualify for a clinical social workers license."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 5158"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5158 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Alzate", "Casimiro", "Diaz", "Fellela", "Fogarty", "Handy", "Hull", "Nardone", "Shallcross Smith"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-24"
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last_action: "2025-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27671778-daa9-4ebc-8716-ed84bab6b26c"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "beb57e7650fc92bed7c55c78af94c33a171d4cb2b488918bf6e3a52f61dd3a2e"
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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 5158 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- LICENSE PROCEDURE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
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Repeals the examination requirement in order to qualify for a clinical social workers license.
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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. **5158 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5158Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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- AS AMENDED — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ajello — primary (person)
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- Alzate — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Fellela — primary (person)
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- Fogarty — primary (person)
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- Handy — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Nardone — primary (person)
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- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-24** 01/24/2025 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-31** 01/31/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2025)
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- **2025-02-04** 02/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2025-05-23** 05/23/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2025)
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- **2025-05-23** 05/23/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-05-29** 05/29/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-06** 06/06/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-10** 06/10/2025 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2025-06-16** 06/16/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/18/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2025-06-23** 06/23/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-26** 06/26/2025 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/27671778-daa9-4ebc-8716-ed84bab6b26c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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