---
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description: "Clarifies and updates language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensures compliance with federal HIPAA requirements."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Clarifies and updates language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensures compliance with federal HIPAA requirements.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).