---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Adds medical directors to those individuals to whom disclosure of information contained in any prescription-drug-database is allowed.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Adds medical directors to those individuals to whom disclosure of information contained in any prescription-drug-database is allowed.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 648"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 648 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Food and Drugs", "Medical", "Opioids", "Prescription drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Miller", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-18"
last_action: "2021-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f43c095c-fc84-41f5-a56e-723032a8658e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1baa9cd3ce167cb64a8d5d13456059d73930a2baa9c536008ff99aef504e57c9"
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 648 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Adds medical directors to those individuals to whom disclosure of information contained in any prescription-drug-database is allowed.)

## Version chain

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

1. **648 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0648A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **71–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DiMario — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-18** 03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2021)
- **2021-05-03** 05/03/2021 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 Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2021)
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 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/f43c095c-fc84-41f5-a56e-723032a8658e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).