Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7407: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT (Hospital Conversions act amended to authorize AG and DOH to permit expedited review application for hospital insolvency proceedings. Sunsets in one year.)
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
2026 -- H 7407 ======== LC004673 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT Introduced By: Representatives Baginski, Fogarty, Hull, Cortvriend, Biah, Hopkins, Serpa, Corvese, Fellela, and Slater Date Introduced: January 29, 2026 Referred To: House Health & Human Services (Governor/Attorney General) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 23-17.14-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17.14 entitled "The Hospital Conversions Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 23-17.14-6. Initial application -- Conversions involving for-profit corporations or not-for-profit corporations as acquirors or acquirees. (a) No person shall engage in a conversion with a for-profit corporation or a not-for-profit corporation as the acquiror or acquiree involving the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a hospital or a conversion subject to § 23-17.14-9 without prior approval of both the department of attorney general and the department of health. The review of the two (2) departments shall occur concurrently, and neither department shall delay its review or determination because the other department has not completed its review or issued its determination. The applicant may request that the review by the departments occur concurrently with the review of any relevant federal regulatory authority. The transacting parties shall file an initial application in accordance with subsection (b) …
Sponsors
- Jacquelyn Baginski (D, HD-017) · primary sponsor
- Kathleen Fogarty (D, HD-035)
- Raymond Hull (D, HD-006)
- Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D, HD-072)
- Nathan Biah (D)
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021)
- Patricia Serpa (D, HD-027)
- Arthur Corvese (D, HD-055)
- Deborah Fellela (D)
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Judiciary
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
Votes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage in concurrence (May 28, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #33: PASSAGE (February 11, 2026): 63 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Health & Human Services: Passage (February 10, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is H7407?
- H7407 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT (Hospital Conversions act amended to authorize AG and DOH to permit expedited review application for hospital insolvency proceedings. Sunsets in one year.).
- What is the status of H7407?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7407?
- Jacquelyn Baginski (D, HD-017), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7407?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7407.pdf
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