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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER POLLUTION"
+description: "Requires quarterly testing of biosolids for PFAS contaminants by those seeking to apply biosolids to lands, with subsequent reports to the department of environmental management."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 5844"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5844 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Carson", "Cortvriend", "Fogarty", "Kislak", "McGaw", "Morales", "Speakman"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2025-02-28"
+last_action: "2025-06-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecabe864-b690-4ebe-9e58-37b8d32ef380"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "43e3d11a86409516340fcd95fa88d30a27ca2127e98ecbd3dfe5182ebf67a761"
+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 5844 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER POLLUTION
+
+Requires quarterly testing of biosolids for PFAS contaminants by those seeking to apply biosolids to lands, with subsequent reports to the department of environmental management.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5844 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5844A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Carson — primary (person)
+- Cortvriend — primary (person)
+- Fogarty — primary (person)
+- Kislak — primary (person)
+- McGaw — primary (person)
+- Morales — primary (person)
+- Speakman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-28** 02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-14** 03/14/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/20/2025)
+- **2025-03-20** 03/20/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2025-04-04** 04/04/2025 Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2025)
+- **2025-04-04** 04/04/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2025-04-09** 04/09/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-25** 04/25/2025 Placed on House Calendar (05/01/2025) `reading-3`
+- **2025-05-01** 05/01/2025 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2025-05-02** 05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-23** 05/23/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2025)
+- **2025-05-28** 05/28/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-06** 06/06/2025 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2025) `reading-3`
+- **2025-06-10** 06/10/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2025-06-10** 06/10/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-06-13** 06/13/2025 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/ecabe864-b690-4ebe-9e58-37b8d32ef380`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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