AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS (Same as 21H-5731 -- Prohibits the production, sale, or importation into Rhode Island of any force-fed poultry product or food containing a force-fed poultry product and would impose a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2022
Last action May 20, 2022
Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2022
How they voted
48–8
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 74
Apr 28, 2022
D
Democratic64
75% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 20, 2022
Committee
05/20/2022 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
04/28/2022 House read and passed
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Legislature · Passed
04/13/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
03/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 6, 2022
Introduced
01/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Potter
DDemocratic
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
Jackie Baginski
DDemocratic
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
P
Rebecca Kislak
DDemocratic
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