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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT (ISAAC'S LAW) (Prohibits discrimination against a potential organ transplant recipient based solely on a physical or mental disability.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT (ISAAC'S LAW) (Prohibits discrimination against a potential organ transplant recipient based solely on a physical or mental disability.)"
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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 6079"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 6079 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Equal Rights/Discrimination", "Handicapped", "Health & Safety", "Mental Health", "Organ Donation"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Baginski", "Barros", "Diaz", "Giraldo", "McGaw", "Morales", "Potter", "Tobon"]
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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: "2021-03-03"
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last_action: "2021-06-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fd30973-1ca7-4abc-8366-343a49cdbd5e"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "f01056972e0cd63c7ecff83b15b19819aa0196e3f8bbde6324131d1adec3867f"
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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 6079 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT (ISAAC'S LAW) (Prohibits discrimination against a potential organ transplant recipient based solely on a physical or mental disability.)
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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. **6079** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6079.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alzate — primary (person)
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- Baginski — primary (person)
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- Barros — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Giraldo — primary (person)
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- McGaw — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- Potter — primary (person)
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- Tobon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2021)
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- **2021-03-30** 03/30/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2021)
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- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2021)
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- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2021)
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- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/29/2021)
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- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 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/8fd30973-1ca7-4abc-8366-343a49cdbd5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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