---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT (ISAAC'S LAW) (Prohibits discrimination against a potential organ transplant recipient based solely on a physical or mental disability.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT (ISAAC'S LAW) (Prohibits discrimination against a potential organ transplant recipient based solely on a physical or mental disability.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6079"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6079 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Equal Rights/Discrimination", "Handicapped", "Health & Safety", "Mental Health", "Organ Donation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Baginski", "Barros", "Diaz", "Giraldo", "McGaw", "Morales", "Potter", "Tobon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fd30973-1ca7-4abc-8366-343a49cdbd5e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f01056972e0cd63c7ecff83b15b19819aa0196e3f8bbde6324131d1adec3867f"
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 6079 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT (ISAAC'S LAW) (Prohibits discrimination against a potential organ transplant recipient based solely on a physical or mental disability.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6079** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6079.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Baginski — primary (person)
- Barros — primary (person)
- Diaz — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Tobon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2021)
- **2021-03-30** 03/30/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2021)
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2021)
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/29/2021)
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 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/8fd30973-1ca7-4abc-8366-343a49cdbd5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).