---
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description: "Clarifies and updates language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensure compliance with federal HIPAA requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2891"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2891 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appollonio", "Ciccone", "Famiglietti", "Patalano", "Raptakis", "Urso"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-04"
last_action: "2026-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a259033-b2c1-4f04-bc23-dc8023cec82f"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "b4fc27aaab6c04ee4119383dadc8416c070cd33b10d4a9e739b71d0917a6ecbc"
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 SB 2891 (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Clarifies and updates language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensure compliance with federal HIPAA requirements.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2891 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2891A.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Appollonio — primary (person)
- Ciccone — primary (person)
- Famiglietti — primary (person)
- Patalano — primary (person)
- Raptakis — primary (person)
- Urso — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-03-04** 03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
- **2026-03-12** 03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 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 Senate Calendar (05/27/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-27** 05/27/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 House 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/4a259033-b2c1-4f04-bc23-dc8023cec82f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).