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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Defines \"chronic intractable pain\" for purposes of intractable pain management.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Defines \"chronic intractable pain\" for purposes of intractable pain management.)"
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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 5247"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5247 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Food and Drugs", "Prescription drugs", "Substance Abuse"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Amore", "Kazarian"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-01-29"
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last_action: "2021-06-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa9fc2a9-7a30-4693-9b78-44e44af4df0c"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "4b81dd77e0fe4e59bc8c8a0270449032f43634822bf6f48b7b3e0d7796832efd"
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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 5247 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Defines "chronic intractable pain" for purposes of intractable pain management.)
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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. **5247 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5247A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Amore — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — 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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- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for consideration (03/01/2021)
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- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Placed on House Calendar (03/09/2021)
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- **2021-03-09** 03/09/2021 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/03/2021)
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- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-05-03** 05/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/18/2021)
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- **2021-05-18** 05/18/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2021)
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- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/27/2021)
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- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 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/aa9fc2a9-7a30-4693-9b78-44e44af4df0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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