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2023 RHODE ISLAND TOBACCO LEGISLATION
Listed below are ALL the 2023 Rhode Island Bills that have anything to do with tobacco and/or nicotine.
Tobacco Free RI does not take a position on any of them.
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Tobacco Tax, Tobacco Control Funding & the State Budget
House Bill No. 7123Aaa (FY23 Enacted Budget)
BY Abney
ENTITLED, AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023
House Bill No. 5200 (FY24 Proposed Budget by Governor McKee)
BY Abney
ENTITLED, AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024
*01/19/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance
Regulating the Sale & Use of Tobacco Products Locally
Senate Bill No. 349
BY Sosnowski, Euer, Valverde, Miller
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES (Allows cities and towns to create ordinances to regulate use and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.)
*02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
House Bill No. 6091
(Dept. of Health)
BY Cortvriend, Tanzi, Boylan, Fogarty, Spears, Donovan, Speakman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES (Allows cities and towns to create and enforce ordinances related to the sale of tobacco products; provided the regulations are at least as stringent as state law.)
*3/3/2023 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
Pharmacies
Senate Bill No. 292
BY Valverde, Sosnowski, Lawson, Murray, Lauria, DiMario, Miller, Mack
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Adds a new section which sets forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies.)
*02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
House Bill No. 5555
BY Tanzi, McGaw, Kislak, Cotter, Spears, Cruz, Boylan, Potter, Giraldo, Voas
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Adds a new section which sets forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies.)
*02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
Smoke-free Workplaces
Senate Bill No. 438
BY Sosnowski, Kallman, Ujifusa, Lombardi, Lauria, McKenney, Mack, Burke, Valverde, Zurier
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT (Repeals the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act.)
*02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
House Bill No. 5237
BY Tanzi, McGaw, Felix, Hull, Ajello, Donovan, Kislak, Morales, Speakman, Carson
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT (Repeals the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act.)
*01/25/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance
House Bill No. 5044
BY Edwards, Caldwell, Kazarian, Potter, Alzate, Casimiro, Kislak, Felix, Abney, Craven
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Extends the expiration date of the Harm Reduction Center Advisory Committee and Pilot Program by two years, from March 1, 2024, to March 1, 2026.)
*01/11/2023 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
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