---
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: "SB 246"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 246 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Equal Rights/Discrimination", "Handicapped", "Health & Safety", "Mental Health", "Organ Donation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Bell", "Calkin", "Kallman", "Mack", "Mendes", "Miller", "Quezada", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8240192-9310-4d26-a833-b3a231d34a28"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "324aca7a9e5c4fd15575a87ca3e8924e3847e0417ac9f5611676792a2e97818c"
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 246 (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. **246** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0246.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPLANT ACT (ISAAC'S LAW) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Acosta — primary (person)
- Bell — primary (person)
- Calkin — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- Mack — primary (person)
- Mendes — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23** 04/23/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/26/2021)
- **2021-04-26** 04/26/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2021)
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 House 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/a8240192-9310-4d26-a833-b3a231d34a28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).