---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Provides for the department of health to take action to establish maximum contaminant levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and set interim standards.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Provides for the department of health to take action to establish maximum contaminant levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and set interim standards.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7233"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7233 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Kislak", "Knight", "McEntee", "McGaw", "Morales", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d29a18c2-eefa-4e1f-b444-4e93d8ca2df8"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "ecdcbcc28327296f3ba37067928e1a2cf3e67fe8be4878f2c4ec6de8a6c5354d"
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 7233 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Provides for the department of health to take action to establish maximum contaminant levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and set interim standards.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7233 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7233A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)
- Tanzi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-28** 01/28/2022 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-11** 02/11/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/17/2022)
- **2022-02-17** 02/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2022)
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-19** 06/19/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/21/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/d29a18c2-eefa-4e1f-b444-4e93d8ca2df8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).