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type: "Bill"
title: "JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 IN RESTRICTED RECEIPT FUNDING IN THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AN HOSPITALS (Imposes three hundred dollar substance abuse education assessment for any conviction of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to breathalyzer. Funds would be allocated to department of behavioral health and used for substance abuse programs.)"
description: "JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 IN RESTRICTED RECEIPT FUNDING IN THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AN HOSPITALS (Imposes three hundred dollar substance abuse education assessment for any conviction of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to breathalyzer. Funds would be allocated to department of behavioral health and used for substance abuse programs.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HR 5471"
citation: "Rhode Island HR 5471 (2021)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offense", "DUI", "Motor Vehicles", "Substance Abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casimiro", "Cassar", "Cortvriend", "McGaw"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afbf1f33-2742-47a4-bf80-13b6448eb5de"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "54fbed35c5532aac03ff01419594aca5052d5ac95245a08656c1ce6a8850c4aa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island HR 5471 (2021) — JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 IN RESTRICTED RECEIPT FUNDING IN THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AN HOSPITALS (Imposes three hundred dollar substance abuse education assessment for any conviction of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to breathalyzer. Funds would be allocated to department of behavioral health and used for substance abuse programs.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **5471 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5471A.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **690** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Cassar — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afbf1f33-2742-47a4-bf80-13b6448eb5de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).