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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 799"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 799 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowley", "Euer", "Lawson", "Lynch Prata", "Ruggerio"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-10"
last_action: "2019-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b42d5d63-522e-4c76-8b94-0bc55159567b"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "f2cff20c7fc93f9e98ebd00ce2c82a82e99e097297486220e8927399d0985ea4"
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 SB 799 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **799 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/SenateText19/S0799Aaa.pdf)
## Votes
- Passage as Amended — **350** (pass) · upper
- Approval of Amendment — **350** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Crowley — primary (person)
- Euer — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Lynch Prata — primary (person)
- Ruggerio — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-10** 04/10/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-26** 04/26/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2019)
- **2019-05-01** 05/01/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-05-17** 05/17/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2019)
- **2019-05-22** 05/22/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-05-23** 05/23/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-28** 05/28/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/30/2019)
- **2019-05-30** 05/30/2019 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2019)
- **2019-06-19** 06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/24/2019)
- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-03** 07/03/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-08** 07/08/2019 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/b42d5d63-522e-4c76-8b94-0bc55159567b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).