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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX (Provides that the sale of cannabis be exempt from taxation under chapter 20 of title 44 relating to taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX (Provides that the sale of cannabis be exempt from taxation under chapter 20 of title 44 relating to taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 5981"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5981 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Dept. of Revenue", "Marijuana", "Statutes", "Taxation", "Tobacco"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Slater"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-03-01"
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last_action: "2023-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f8cd4db-c437-45a8-b6c8-2ab6e35ca162"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "580d7545e18fb8808f4dbf7dddb34c8ead031c09a63f5236c17c1f57ffeb2719"
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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 5981 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX (Provides that the sale of cannabis be exempt from taxation under chapter 20 of title 44 relating to taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.)
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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. **5981** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5981.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Slater — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-01** 03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-22** 04/22/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/27/2023)
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- **2023-04-27** 04/27/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2023-06-05** 06/05/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2023)
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- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/12/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-20** 06/20/2023 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/0f8cd4db-c437-45a8-b6c8-2ab6e35ca162`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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