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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - HOMICIDE (Creates a new criminal offense for the delivery of a controlled substance resulting in death.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - HOMICIDE (Creates a new criminal offense for the delivery of a controlled substance resulting in death.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 7715"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7715 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Attorney General", "Criminal Offense", "Criminal Procedure", "Death", "Drugs"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Corvese", "Jacquard", "Lima", "Mattiello", "Serpa"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2018-02-28"
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last_action: "2018-06-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f51dae23-f873-4577-8b27-36cab4080757"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "7927bc6cdf51c9824e69fca4386a732d7bc0c49ddc2ddacaab5e69bb5c695095"
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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 7715 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - HOMICIDE (Creates a new criminal offense for the delivery of a controlled substance resulting in death.)
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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. **7715 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7715Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AS AMENDED — **55–14** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **70–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **14–56** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **20–49** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Corvese — primary (person)
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- Jacquard — primary (person)
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- Lima — primary (person)
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- Mattiello — primary (person)
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- Serpa — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-23** 03/23/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/27/2018)
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- **2018-03-27** 03/27/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2018-06-01** 06/01/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2018)
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- **2018-06-06** 06/06/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/14/2018)
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- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-18** 06/18/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/20/2018)
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- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/21/2018)
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- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2018-06-26** 06/26/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-06-29** 06/29/2018 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/f51dae23-f873-4577-8b27-36cab4080757`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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