---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Allows information contained in the prescription drug monitoring database to be disclosed to a certified law enforcement drug diversion investigator of a qualified law enforcement agency.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Allows information contained in the prescription drug monitoring database to be disclosed to a certified law enforcement drug diversion investigator of a qualified law enforcement agency.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 5469"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5469 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General", "Criminal Offense", "Food and Drugs", "Prescription drugs", "Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNamara"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-15"
last_action: "2017-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8df4b259-c04a-4b9a-a51f-2d85e8be209d"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "f0116f2ab015ce233ccbe222c2103159940a7ee08b0b429b3e995b867f8b0efb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island HB 5469 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Allows information contained in the prescription drug monitoring database to be disclosed to a certified law enforcement drug diversion investigator of a qualified law enforcement agency.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5469 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5469A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **46–21** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- McNamara — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-15** 02/15/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `referral-committee, introduction`
- **2017-03-10** 03/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2017)
- **2017-03-15** 03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2017)
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/28/2017)
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2017)
- **2017-06-30** 06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-07-13** 07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-19** 07/19/2017 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8df4b259-c04a-4b9a-a51f-2d85e8be209d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).