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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT"
description: "Revises sections of the uniform controlled substances act to remove specific opioid dosage requirements and revises the uniform controlled substances act in accordance with current standards of professional practice."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7923"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7923 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dawson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e47b867-f11e-4827-8d8d-bb7db3689f89"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "2fca89094141698f0cd191725c734bfc608ed3c68e913eda4e44acb51e57d1a7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island HB 7923 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
Revises sections of the uniform controlled substances act to remove specific opioid dosage requirements and revises the uniform controlled substances act in accordance with current standards of professional practice.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **7923 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7923A.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **700** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **680** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dawson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- **2026-03-03** 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/19/2026)
- **2026-03-19** 03/19/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Placed on House Calendar (03/26/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** 03/26/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-23** 06/23/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e47b867-f11e-4827-8d8d-bb7db3689f89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).