AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (The Rhode Island Cannabis Act legalizes adult use of cannabis. It provides for licensing of cultivation, manufacture and retail sale of cannabis.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022
Signed May 25, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
May 24, 2022
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 25, 2022
Signed into law
05/25/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
May 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
05/24/2022 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
lower
May 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
05/24/2022 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
upper
May 18, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/18/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Meghan Kallman
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Murray
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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