SB 464 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

Summary

Requires every college in RI to train staff members in the student residential department, including RAs, to administer of opioid antagonists with protection from liability and prosecution.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Jun 26, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 36

Jun 3, 2025

D Democratic32

30 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 26, 2025

Signed into law

06/26/2025 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jun 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/03/2025 Senate passed Sub A

upper

May 27, 2025

Legislature · Passed

05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

03/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors