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| Bill | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT | Amends sections of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act relative to proof of residency terminology, and amends the definition of applicant and provides a new process for the approval and certification for social equity and cannabis retail sales licenses. | us/states/ri | Rhode Island General Assembly | 2026 | HB 8544 | Rhode Island HB 8544 (2026) |
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1 | 11 | 1 | 2026-05-13 | 2026-06-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/69ac3567-ed70-4eda-8697-226dedc86c5f | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ | b45ac011c2af29bc38545d7c9fac9d69b5b9b94ed2c40204d3acfd436d672491 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Rhode Island HB 8544 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT
Amends sections of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act relative to proof of residency terminology, and amends the definition of applicant and provides a new process for the approval and certification for social equity and cannabis retail sales licenses.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- 8544 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 63–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Slater — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-05-13 05/13/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
introduction, referral-committee - 2026-05-15 05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- 2026-05-21 05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure - 2026-05-29 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- 2026-06-02 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-06-02 06/02/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026)
reading-3 - 2026-06-04 06/04/2026 House read and passed
passage - 2026-06-05 06/05/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026)
reading-3 - 2026-06-09 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
passage - 2026-06-09 06/09/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-06-10 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/69ac3567-ed70-4eda-8697-226dedc86c5f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).