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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed HouseJun 10, 2026
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Passed SenateJun 11, 2026
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FOOD-AS-MEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM (Establishes a food as medicine pilot program and task force to be administered by the executive office of health and human services.)
Last Action See all actions
executive • Jun 16, 2026: 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 8171
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Spearsprimary
Votes
YES: 63
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Cortvriend
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Felix
- Fellela
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Perez
- Phillips
- Potter
- Read
- Sanchez
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
Actions
- Jun 16, 2026 | executive
- 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
- Jun 11, 2026 | Senate
- 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
- Jun 10, 2026 | Senate
- 06/10/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026)
- Jun 10, 2026 | House
- 06/10/2026 House passed Sub A
- Jun 08, 2026 | House
- 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- Jun 07, 2026 | House
- 06/07/2026 Proposed Substitute
- Jun 06, 2026 | House
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- May 14, 2026 | House
- 05/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- May 08, 2026 | House
- 05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/14/2026)
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance
Bill Texts
Documents
- 05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/14/2026)
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- 06/10/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026)
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Abigail_Bloom--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Alice_Msumba--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Anglesea_Estate--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Beth_Pinkham(OSCIL)--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Bill_Toll --FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Byron_Fan--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Carin_Gillespie--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Carol Anne_Costa(SACRI)--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Christina_Pitney--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Christine_Going--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--David_Dadekian(Eat Drink RI) --FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--George_Helwig--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Giselle_Mahoney--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Janette_Conway(RI Minority Elder Task Force)--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Jason_Kashdan--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Karen E_Hollands--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Kate_Balestracci--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Lisa_Browning--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Lori_Light(RI State Long Term Care Ombudsman)--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Marie_George--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Mark_Wozniak--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Mary Kay_Crepinsek--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Meghan_Grady(Meals on Wheels)--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Mya_Kemp --FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Pia_Vartabedian--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Robin_Covington--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Stefanie_Abate--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Susan_Berti--FINPDF
- House Finance: 05-14-2026--H8171--Tom_Papa--FINPDF
