AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE EDWARD O. HAWKINS AND THOMAS C. SLATER MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS EQUITY ACT OF 2020 (Directs the department of business regulation to undertake a social equity and race analysis to examine whether racial business disparities exist in the process to obtain a state license.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 3, 2020
Legislature · Passed
03/03/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 22, 2020
Introduced
01/22/2020 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anastasia Williams
DDemocratic
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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