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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS"
+description: "Clarifies and updates language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensures compliance with federal HIPAA requirements."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7933"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7933 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Donovan", "Giraldo", "Potter"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-27"
+last_action: "2026-06-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc877bc1-425c-4281-8f03-c355620996c5"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "486b198403a12f1ec81b2586cb075b98052b14486beba943299ecca121c01c51"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 7933 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS
+
+Clarifies and updates language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensures compliance with federal HIPAA requirements.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7933 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7933A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **63–0** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **12–50** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Donovan — primary (person)
+- Giraldo — primary (person)
+- Potter — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2026)
+- **2026-03-19** 03/19/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
+- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/28/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc877bc1-425c-4281-8f03-c355620996c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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