AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS--THE RHODE ISLAND TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS' RIGHT TO TRY ACT OF 2017 (Creates the "Rhode Island Terminally Ill Patient's Right to Try Act of 2017," which establishes the conditions for the use of experimental treatments for terminally ill patients.)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2017
Last action Jun 15, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jun 8, 2017
Committee
06/08/2017 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
Apr 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/13/2017 House read and passed
legislature
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/05/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/29/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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