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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 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 5536"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5536 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Criminal Offense", "Drugs", "Food and Drugs", "Health & Safety"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Canario", "Casey", "Jacquard", "Johnston", "Mattiello"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-27"
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last_action: "2019-07-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/959c35b3-7a1b-46c9-bcc8-be975ba0f702"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "e30247157ee0975c89f4da79ba50b8e5d94fbefd3a95681589c28ebf0249fa30"
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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 5536 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Provides that law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and agencies participating in the HOPE initiative be exempt from civil liability or criminal prosecution as a result of administering opioid antagonists.)
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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. **5536 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5536A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Canario — primary (person)
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- Casey — primary (person)
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- Jacquard — primary (person)
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- Johnston — primary (person)
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- Mattiello — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-26** 04/26/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2019)
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- **2019-05-01** 05/01/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-05-03** 05/03/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/08/2019)
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- **2019-05-06** 05/06/2019 Proposed Substitute
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- **2019-05-08** 05/08/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-10** 05/10/2019 Placed on House Calendar (05/15/2019)
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- **2019-05-15** 05/15/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2019-05-22** 05/22/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/13/2019)
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- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2019)
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- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/28/2019)
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- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2019-07-11** 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-15** 07/15/2019 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/959c35b3-7a1b-46c9-bcc8-be975ba0f702`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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