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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Allows distribution and utilization of narcotic testing products to assist persons in determining whether drugs contain toxic substances.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Allows distribution and utilization of narcotic testing products to assist persons in determining whether drugs contain toxic substances.)"
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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: "SB 2896"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2896 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Courts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["DiPalma", "Goldin", "McCaffrey", "Miller"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-05-16"
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last_action: "2018-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df6a8268-317b-41ed-b31e-fb0793d6c04c"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "7e73c23c4076fa505f59a5a1b2ac5f0a4c994413b075302ee6deec7ef42b52c3"
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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 2896 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Allows distribution and utilization of narcotic testing products to assist persons in determining whether drugs contain toxic substances.)
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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. **2896** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2896.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **67–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- DiPalma — primary (person)
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- Goldin — primary (person)
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- McCaffrey — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-05-16** 05/16/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-25** 05/25/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/29/2018)
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- **2018-05-29** 05/29/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-05-30** 05/30/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/05/2018)
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- **2018-06-05** 06/05/2018 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2018-06-06** 06/06/2018 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2018)
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- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2018)
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- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/df6a8268-317b-41ed-b31e-fb0793d6c04c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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