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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PHARMACIES (Amends the definition of practice of pharmacy to include the administration of medications.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PHARMACIES (Amends the definition of practice of pharmacy to include the administration of medications.)"
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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: "SB 879"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 879 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Medical", "Physicians", "Prescription drugs"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Miller", "Valverde"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-05-07"
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last_action: "2021-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0d18ae5-4ef1-42a0-9e74-58446245a10f"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "4f7ef3d7c33a5b3f56a690342aa818e1e543e42d37d52bc268fe91a65d13d125"
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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 SB 879 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - PHARMACIES (Amends the definition of practice of pharmacy to include the administration of medications.)
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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. **879 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0879A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PROFESSIONS - PHARMACIES — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- DiMario — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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- Valverde — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2021)
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- **2021-05-13** 05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2021)
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- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2021)
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- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2021)
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House 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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- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 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/e0d18ae5-4ef1-42a0-9e74-58446245a10f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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