Rhode Island · House Bill 7921 · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACISTS TEST-AND-TREAT AUTHORITY ACT

HB 7921 Sponsored by Michelle E. McGaw Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Authorizes pharmacists to order, perform and interpret CLIA-waived tests authorized by statewide protocol and prescribe medications, and permits coverage by all health insurance carriers.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to House Health & Human Services · House Health & Human Services
  2. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2026) · House Health & Human Services
  3. CommitteeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · House Health & Human Services

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 9 Democrats.

All 9 cosponsors

From Rhode Island's official records (status.rilegislature.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.