---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Defines \"chronic intractable pain\" for purposes of intractable pain management.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Defines \"chronic intractable pain\" for purposes of intractable pain management.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5247"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5247 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Food and Drugs", "Prescription drugs", "Substance Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amore", "Kazarian"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa9fc2a9-7a30-4693-9b78-44e44af4df0c"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "4b81dd77e0fe4e59bc8c8a0270449032f43634822bf6f48b7b3e0d7796832efd"
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 5247 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Defines "chronic intractable pain" for purposes of intractable pain management.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5247 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5247A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amore — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2021)
- **2021-02-09** 02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for consideration (03/01/2021)
- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Placed on House Calendar (03/09/2021)
- **2021-03-09** 03/09/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/03/2021)
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-05-03** 05/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/18/2021)
- **2021-05-18** 05/18/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2021)
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/27/2021)
- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 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/aa9fc2a9-7a30-4693-9b78-44e44af4df0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).