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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (Expands the type of pharmaceuticals which may be prescribed using electronic prescriptions and would also provide for protection of patient privacy in regard to electronic prescriptions.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (Expands the type of pharmaceuticals which may be prescribed using electronic prescriptions and would also provide for protection of patient privacy in regard to electronic prescriptions.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "HB 5975"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5975 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Food and Drugs", "Dept. of Health"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Casimiro", "Donovan", "Edwards", "Marszalkowski"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2017-03-22"
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last_action: "2017-07-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71e15dc5-4664-4a5d-a6ad-e280074c0f4e"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "e93d93256ab2e7b1465ccfff0154c36e73e3d95a9964fa803d080895b806bad3"
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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 5975 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (Expands the type of pharmaceuticals which may be prescribed using electronic prescriptions and would also provide for protection of patient privacy in regard to electronic prescriptions.)
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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. **5975 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5975A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Ackerman — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Marszalkowski — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-22** 03/22/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-04-07** 04/07/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/12/2017)
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- **2017-04-12** 04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-05-19** 05/19/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2017)
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- **2017-05-24** 05/24/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-02** 06/02/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2017)
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- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-09** 06/09/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/13/2017)
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- **2017-06-13** 06/13/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-06-13** 06/13/2017 Committee voted to reconsider
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- **2017-06-13** 06/13/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/30/2017)
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- **2017-06-30** 06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-07-13** 07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-07-18** 07/18/2017 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/71e15dc5-4664-4a5d-a6ad-e280074c0f4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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