AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends the statutory penalties for a second and third possession of marijuana offense to conform to the penalties promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action May 15, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2023
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 61
Apr 4, 2023
D
Democratic54
94% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 15, 2023
Committee
05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
04/04/2023 House read and passed
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Legislature · Passed
03/28/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
03/09/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Slater
DDemocratic
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