HB 8346 Rhode Island House · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT

This bill removes the automatic expiration date set for the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which was scheduled to end on July 1, 2025. By repealing this sunset provision, the legislation ensures that the existing rules allowing doctors to practice in multiple states without obtaining new licenses will remain in effect indefinitely. The change directly impacts medical professionals who rely on the compact to work across state lines and the healthcare facilities that employ them. No new requirements or operational changes are introduced; the bill simply extends the current legal framework by eliminating its built-in termination clause.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Jun 8, 2024 Signed Jun 25, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 25, 2024
Signed into law
06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
06/13/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/12/2024 House read and passed
lower
Jun 11, 2024
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 10, 2024
Committee
06/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 8, 2024
Introduced
06/08/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
RI
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