---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Includes fentanyl analogs and synthetic opioids into Schedule I and Schedule II of the list of uniform controlled substances.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Includes fentanyl analogs and synthetic opioids into Schedule I and Schedule II of the list of uniform controlled substances.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 5738"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5738 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General", "Food and Drugs", "Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Canario", "Edwards", "Johnston", "O`Grady"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-03-01"
last_action: "2017-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee5b7cc5-b0cd-4cbb-918b-2c5a392a8dbd"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "f5ba3f4d5d97a10c773770afba876c49e61c3e6a2faf7452438d07f9c3f83128"
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 5738 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Includes fentanyl analogs and synthetic opioids into Schedule I and Schedule II of the list of uniform controlled substances.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5738** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5738.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Canario — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Johnston — primary (person)
- O`Grady — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-01** 03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee, introduction`
- **2017-03-31** 03/31/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2017)
- **2017-04-05** 04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2017-04-07** 04/07/2017 Scheduled for consideration (04/11/2017)
- **2017-04-11** 04/11/2017 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-21** 04/21/2017 Placed on House Calendar (04/26/2017)
- **2017-04-26** 04/26/2017 House read and passed `passage`
- **2017-05-30** 05/30/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-02** 06/02/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/08/2017)
- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-20** 06/20/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/21/2017)
- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 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/ee5b7cc5-b0cd-4cbb-918b-2c5a392a8dbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).