HB 5615 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Summary

Revises sections of the uniform controlled substances act to remove specific opioid dosage requirements, revises the uniform controlled substances act in accordance with current standards of professional practice and would repeal chapter 37.4 of title 5.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Jun 20, 2025

Floor votes · House Jun 16, 2025

How they voted

71–1

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 75

Jun 16, 2025

D Democratic64

60 Yea 1 Nay 3

93% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 20, 2025

Committee

06/20/2025 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

Jun 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

06/16/2025 House passed Sub A

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/12/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 27, 2025

Legislature · Passed

03/27/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

03/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors