AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Requires that instruction in health and physical education include information provided to students that mixing opioids and alcohol can cause accidental death.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jan 31, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 28, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 4, 2019
Committee
04/04/2019 Referred to Senate Education
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
03/21/2019 House read and passed
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/13/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
01/31/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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