AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS-THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS EQUITY ACT OF 2019 (Establishes a board and appropriates funds from the legislature to create a local cannabis equity program to allow those people who want to enter the business of selling marijuana with state funding and technical assistance to do so.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2019
Last action May 29, 2019
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
03/01/2019 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JS
Joseph S. Almeida
DDemocratic
P
Marcia R. Ranglin-Vassell
DDemocratic
P
Scott Slater
DDemocratic
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