HB 5595 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016

Summary

Requires that every institution of higher education provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every staff member on the institution's campus.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Jun 26, 2025

Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 26, 2025

Signed into law

06/26/2025 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

06/20/2025 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence

lower

Jun 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/18/2025 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

06/03/2025 House passed Sub A

lower

May 27, 2025

Legislature · Passed

05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

03/18/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Education

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors