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Rhode Island General Assembly · H 8544 · Chapter 064, Jun 10, 2026

FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT” Read the full text

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2026 sessionbill

Where it is

Introduced, referred to House Corporations · May 13, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026) · May 15, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · May 21, 2026
Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026) · May 29, 2026
Committee recommends passage · Jun 2, 2026
Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026) · Jun 2, 2026
House read and passed · Jun 4, 2026
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026) · Jun 5, 2026
Senate passed in concurrence · Jun 9, 2026
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 9, 2026
Signed by Governor · Jun 10, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Scott Slater

Recorded votes

PassageSenate · 2026-06-09 · YEAS 29, NAYS 8, NOT VOTING 1, RECUSED 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-06-04 · YEAS 63, NAYS 1, NOT VOTING 11, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Jun 10, 2026).