---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 103"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 103 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Medical", "Prescription drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Euer", "Kallman", "LaMountain", "Lauria", "Mack", "McKenney", "Miller", "Pearson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c053d54e-f863-4d5f-944e-878b36bd53fb"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "e5a845f0567f2c608bbd7e7852a9fc6b372e61faeb87cfab1c5d3b788a881b57"
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 103 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)

## Version chain

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

1. **103 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0103Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage as Amended — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- Approval of Amendment — **34–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DiMario — primary (person)
- Euer — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- Lauria — primary (person)
- Mack — primary (person)
- McKenney — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Pearson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** 02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** 03/31/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2023)
- **2023-04-04** 04/04/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2023)
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-23** 06/23/2023 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/c053d54e-f863-4d5f-944e-878b36bd53fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).