---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL (Restricts the use of neonicotinoids which are a class of insecticides.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL (Restricts the use of neonicotinoids which are a class of insecticides.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7129"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7129 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Bennett", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Felix", "Kazarian", "Kislak", "McGaw", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-20"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86d8670b-d4d5-4ec6-a413-a7d45004f442"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f767875ebffd255d5b870b8a7986dea434a633fe897cb8981d67090536e5d467"
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 7129 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL (Restricts the use of neonicotinoids which are a class of insecticides.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7129** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7129.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **46–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ajello — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20** 01/20/2022 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`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2022)
- **2022-06-02** 06/02/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/07/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed 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/86d8670b-d4d5-4ec6-a413-a7d45004f442`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).