SB 3027 Rhode Island Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM -- ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES

Summary

Provides that licensed assisted living community is not required to hold a residential unit for a Medicare-eligible resident absent from the facility for a period exceeding 10 days unless EOHHS provides payment to the facility to hold the bed.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Last action Jun 5, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed

Total votes 36

Jun 4, 2026

D Democratic32

32 Yea

100% 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 5, 2026

Committee

06/05/2026 Referred to House Finance

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

06/04/2026 Senate read and passed

upper

Jun 2, 2026

Legislature · Passed

06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

04/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Mar 5, 2026

Introduced

03/05/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors