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RI SB 3259

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Revises sections of the uniform controlled substances act to remove specific opioid dosage requirements and revises the uniform controlled substances act in accordance with current standards of professional practice.

Introduced
2026-05-05
Status date
Latest action
2026-06-23 — 06/23/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Murrayprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-05

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

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-15

    05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)

  3. 2026-05-21

    05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  4. 2026-06-05

    06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)

  5. 2026-06-08

    06/08/2026 Proposed Substitute

    substitution

  6. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026)

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  8. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A

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  9. 2026-06-11

    06/11/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026)

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  10. 2026-06-11

    06/11/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence

    passage

  11. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor

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  12. 2026-06-23

    06/23/2026 Signed by Governor

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-06-10 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Acosta: yes
    • Appollonio, Jr.: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Bissaillon: yes
    • Britto: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Ciccone: yes
    • de la Cruz: yes
    • DiMario: yes
    • Dimitri: yes
    • DiPalma: yes
    • Euer: yes
    • Famiglietti: yes
    • Felag: yes
    • Gallo: yes
    • Gu: yes
    • Kallman: yes
    • LaMountain: yes
    • Lauria: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • McKenney: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Paolino: yes
    • Patalano: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Quezada: yes
    • Raptakis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sosnowski: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes
  • IN CONCURRENCE

    2026-06-11 · pass · 69-0

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: other
    • Baginski: yes
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: yes
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: yes
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: other
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: other
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: yes
    • Noret: other
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: yes
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: yes
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

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