---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PHARMACEUTICAL REDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ACT (Authorizes the creation and implementation of a Pharmaceutical Redistribution program by the department of health (DOH) and the board of pharmacy to commence operations on January 1, 2023.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PHARMACEUTICAL REDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ACT (Authorizes the creation and implementation of a Pharmaceutical Redistribution program by the department of health (DOH) and the board of pharmacy to commence operations on January 1, 2023.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7133"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7133 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corvese", "Donovan", "McNamara", "Potter", "Ranglin-Vassell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-20"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42b011e4-85a9-4170-bbf7-599adc8a100b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "fcfe93b1667768e24487da8d329ff4602c9e1a28b7d16a830737e68d28764a8c"
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 7133 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PHARMACEUTICAL REDISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ACT (Authorizes the creation and implementation of a Pharmaceutical Redistribution program by the department of health (DOH) and the board of pharmacy to commence operations on January 1, 2023.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7133 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7133B.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **53–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **10–52** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE — **56–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **9–52** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Corvese — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Ranglin-Vassell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20** 01/20/2022 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** 02/24/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2022)
- **2022-03-03** 03/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-04-22** 04/22/2022 Scheduled for consideration (04/26/2022)
- **2022-04-22** 04/22/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-04-26** 04/26/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-29** 04/29/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/03/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-03** 05/03/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2022)
- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-28** 06/28/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** 06/30/2022 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/42b011e4-85a9-4170-bbf7-599adc8a100b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).