SB 695 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLINICIAN WELLNESS AND SUPPORT ACT

Summary

Recognizes the program run by the Rhode Island Medical Society or comparable program for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and podiatrists, to address burnout, substance abuse, and mental and physical health issues.

Sub-Topics: Substance Abuse

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 36

Jun 12, 2025

D Democratic32

31 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 24, 2025

Signed into law

06/24/2025 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

06/18/2025 House passed Sub A in concurrence

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/12/2025 Senate passed Sub A

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/03/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

May 6, 2025

Committee

05/06/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors