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Bill AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.) AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.) us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2019 HB 5536 Rhode Island HB 5536 (2019)
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Rhode Island HB 5536 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.)

Version chain

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

  1. 5536 SUB A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 700 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Canario — primary (person)
  • Casey — primary (person)
  • Jacquard — primary (person)
  • Johnston — primary (person)
  • Mattiello — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-02-27 02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. introduction, referral-committee
  • 2019-04-26 04/26/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2019)
  • 2019-05-01 05/01/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2019-05-03 05/03/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/08/2019)
  • 2019-05-06 05/06/2019 Proposed Substitute
  • 2019-05-08 05/08/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-05-10 05/10/2019 Placed on House Calendar (05/15/2019)
  • 2019-05-15 05/15/2019 House passed Sub A passage
  • 2019-05-22 05/22/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2019-06-07 06/07/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/13/2019)
  • 2019-06-13 06/13/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2019-06-14 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2019)
  • 2019-06-18 06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-06-26 06/26/2019 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/28/2019)
  • 2019-06-28 06/28/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence passage
  • 2019-07-11 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2019-07-15 07/15/2019 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/959c35b3-7a1b-46c9-bcc8-be975ba0f702. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).