---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 6184"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6184 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Caldwell", "Mendez", "Speakman", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-06-05"
last_action: "2019-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ca6526c-aef8-4186-a29d-6e9623e97b47"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "e730f1834c36bb3439841242f2ef18ca32b32bbf4cdbd06805104abe01e5cec2"
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 6184 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6184 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H6184Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Mendez — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)
- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-05** 06/05/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/12/2019)
- **2019-06-12** 06/12/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2019)
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-06-19** 06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/24/2019)
- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/27/2019)
- **2019-06-27** 06/27/2019 Senate passed Sub A 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/7ca6526c-aef8-4186-a29d-6e9623e97b47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).