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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT"
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description: "Amends sections of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act relative to proof of residency terminology, and amends the definition of applicant and provides a new process for the approval and certification for social equity and cannabis retail sales licenses."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 8544"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8544 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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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: "2026-05-13"
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last_action: "2026-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69ac3567-ed70-4eda-8697-226dedc86c5f"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "b45ac011c2af29bc38545d7c9fac9d69b5b9b94ed2c40204d3acfd436d672491"
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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 8544 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT
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Amends sections of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act relative to proof of residency terminology, and amends the definition of applicant and provides a new process for the approval and certification for social equity and cannabis retail sales licenses.
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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. **8544** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8544.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **63–1** (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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- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
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- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 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/69ac3567-ed70-4eda-8697-226dedc86c5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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