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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (Allows those individuals with prior convictions for possession with intent to deliver or crimes of violence, to be eligible for the drug court program in Superior Court.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (Allows those individuals with prior convictions for possession with intent to deliver or crimes of violence, to be eligible for the drug court program in Superior Court.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "HB 5717"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5717 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Drugs", "Courts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Coughlin", "Keable", "Shanley", "Solomon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-01"
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last_action: "2017-10-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52ac5b25-cff9-4ab9-b0ed-630749b617de"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "1ddafe5a83ab1df7d3310c32fe59059ca61d9c53af9f2b395bbc41bbfdf916f1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 5717 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (Allows those individuals with prior convictions for possession with intent to deliver or crimes of violence, to be eligible for the drug court program in Superior Court.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **5717 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5717B.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
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- PASSAGE — **63–1** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Blazejewski — primary (person)
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- Coughlin — primary (person)
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- Keable — primary (person)
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- Shanley — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-01** 03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-03-31** 03/31/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2017)
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- **2017-04-05** 04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-05-19** 05/19/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2017)
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- **2017-05-24** 05/24/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-05-26** 05/26/2017 Placed on House Calendar (05/30/2017)
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- **2017-05-30** 05/30/2017 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2017-06-01** 06/01/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/29/2017)
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2017)
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- **2017-06-30** 06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
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- **2017-09-19** 09/19/2017 Placed on House Calendar (09/19/2017)
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- **2017-09-19** 09/19/2017 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-09-28** 09/28/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-10-04** 10/04/2017 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52ac5b25-cff9-4ab9-b0ed-630749b617de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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