---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Requires pharmacies display warning notice regarding use of opioids/schedule II controlled substances compiled by DOH relating to overuse/misuse/mixing with other drugs/alcohol effective 9/1/19.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Requires pharmacies display warning notice regarding use of opioids/schedule II controlled substances compiled by DOH relating to overuse/misuse/mixing with other drugs/alcohol effective 9/1/19.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5184"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5184 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Business & Professions", "Food and Drugs", "Health & Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Caldwell", "Chippendale", "Craven", "McNamara"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/459587a3-914c-42e5-992c-442333528db6"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "7225ff528b21249c92f985b420d7ee30e6d619b6e2cf9d730a091edfd888a558"
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 5184 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Requires pharmacies display warning notice regarding use of opioids/schedule II controlled substances compiled by DOH relating to overuse/misuse/mixing with other drugs/alcohol effective 9/1/19.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5184 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5184aa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** 01/24/2019 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25** 01/25/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2019-01-28** 01/28/2019 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (01/29/2019)
- **2019-02-01** 02/01/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/05/2019)
- **2019-02-05** 02/05/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-04-05** 04/05/2019 Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2019)
- **2019-04-09** 04/09/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-15** 04/15/2019 Placed on House Calendar (04/24/2019)
- **2019-04-24** 04/24/2019 House read and passed `passage`
- **2019-04-30** 04/30/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2019)
- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2019)
- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2019)
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-03** 07/03/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-08** 07/08/2019 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/459587a3-914c-42e5-992c-442333528db6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).