---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor punishable as a two (2) year misdemeanor rather than a felony.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor punishable as a two (2) year misdemeanor rather than a felony.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 188"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 188 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General", "Criminal Offense", "Drugs", "Fees", "Food and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Archambault", "DiMario", "DiPalma", "Euer", "F Lombardi", "Goodwin", "Kallman", "McCaffrey", "Miller", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/979ee9bb-44b9-4631-8f51-b6455d8089a8"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "0aaec297d30fda3bc1d920d5e8606142d8da622cf915ea01c74f22f7a13fbc78"
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 SB 188 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of ten grams (10g) or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor punishable as a two (2) year misdemeanor rather than a felony.)

## Version chain

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

1. **188 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0188A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **64–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Archambault — primary (person)
- DiMario — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Euer — primary (person)
- F Lombardi — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- McCaffrey — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** 03/19/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2021)
- **2021-03-25** 03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-19** 06/19/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2021)
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/25/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 House 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/979ee9bb-44b9-4631-8f51-b6455d8089a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).