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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS (Streamlines the procedure for the approval of mergers of nonprofit hospitals.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS (Streamlines the procedure for the approval of mergers of nonprofit hospitals.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 937"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 937 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health & Safety"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Conley", "Crowley", "Nesselbush"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-06-06"
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last_action: "2017-07-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2415fc33-7bbe-4469-922a-e90845dc3d72"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "231422a2dbe78c63bd8bd5bb44e0347812beec25abd65d5af48ce971614a21c3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 937 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS (Streamlines the procedure for the approval of mergers of nonprofit hospitals.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **937 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/SenateText17/S0937Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Approval of Amendment — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passage as Amended — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Conley — primary (person)
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- Crowley — primary (person)
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- Nesselbush — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-06-06** 06/06/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-06-06** 06/06/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/08/2017)
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- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
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- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
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- **2017-06-09** 06/09/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2017)
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- **2017-06-13** 06/13/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-14** 06/14/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2017)
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- **2017-06-20** 06/20/2017 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-24** 06/24/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/27/2017)
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- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/29/2017)
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-07-18** 07/18/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-07-19** 07/19/2017 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2415fc33-7bbe-4469-922a-e90845dc3d72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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