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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Creates pilot program to establish harm reduction centers where use of pre-obtained controlled substances may occur under supervision of health care professionals)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Creates pilot program to establish harm reduction centers where use of pre-obtained controlled substances may occur under supervision of health care professionals)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 5245"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5245 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health & Safety"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Edwards", "Kazarian", "Kislak", "Potter", "Slater"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-29"
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last_action: "2021-07-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b73d7c9f-fe1a-48f3-a720-b6cf4c9136d8"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "f23f18e6749fcbf7fcee5ed2462518e5f0a701cc8bf0eed1ff058ecd36aacfe5"
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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 5245 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Creates pilot program to establish harm reduction centers where use of pre-obtained controlled substances may occur under supervision of health care professionals)
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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. **5245 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5245A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **63–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- Kislak — primary (person)
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- Potter — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2021)
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- **2021-02-09** 02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
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- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2021)
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/29/2021)
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- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 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/b73d7c9f-fe1a-48f3-a720-b6cf4c9136d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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