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RI SB 2860

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AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Requires the department of health to implement a tobacco control program that incorporates evidence-based best practices for tobacco prevention and cessation to prevent tobacco-related diseases and diminish tobacco use in the state.

Introduced
2026-03-04
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-10 — 03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • DiPalmaprimary
  • DiMarioprimary
  • Mackprimary
  • Lauriaprimary
  • Murrayprimary
  • Ursoprimary
  • Vargasprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-04

    03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-06

    03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026)

  3. 2026-03-10

    03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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Related bills

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Attribution

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