---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of a controlled substance classified in Schedules I, II, III, IV, V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to a 2 year misdemeanor instead of a felony.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of a controlled substance classified in Schedules I, II, III, IV, V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to a 2 year misdemeanor instead of a felony.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6083"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6083 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General", "Courts", "Criminal Procedure", "Drugs", "Food and Drugs", "Marijuana"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/566748b6-5cff-4285-84fe-47106bc41721"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c9c3b1f5ed90be946a2a0c28a352c21fe568f2573d89845209036da5af6e66fc"
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 6083 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of a controlled substance classified in Schedules I, II, III, IV, V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to a 2 year misdemeanor instead of a felony.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6083 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6083A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **64–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/09/2021)
- **2021-03-09** 03/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2021)
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 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 of Sub A 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 Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 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/566748b6-5cff-4285-84fe-47106bc41721`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).