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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS"
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description: "Clarifies and updates language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensure compliance with federal HIPAA requirements."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 2891"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2891 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Appollonio", "Ciccone", "Famiglietti", "Patalano", "Raptakis", "Urso"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-03-04"
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last_action: "2026-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a259033-b2c1-4f04-bc23-dc8023cec82f"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "b4fc27aaab6c04ee4119383dadc8416c070cd33b10d4a9e739b71d0917a6ecbc"
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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 2891 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS
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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.
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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. **2891 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2891A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **63–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Appollonio — primary (person)
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- Ciccone — primary (person)
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- Famiglietti — primary (person)
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- Patalano — primary (person)
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- Raptakis — primary (person)
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- Urso — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-04** 03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-06** 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
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- **2026-03-12** 03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
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- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/27/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-27** 05/27/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 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/4a259033-b2c1-4f04-bc23-dc8023cec82f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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