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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Authorizes DOH to establish maximum contaminate levels of PFSA in drinking water and to set interim standards. Also requires DEM to set standards for PFSA in ground- and surface waters. Defines PFSA as hazardous substances.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Authorizes DOH to establish maximum contaminate levels of PFSA in drinking water and to set interim standards. Also requires DEM to set standards for PFSA in ground- and surface waters. Defines PFSA as hazardous substances.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2298"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2298 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiPalma", "Euer", "Felag", "Sosnowski", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-15"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9d51da3-0d3b-49ab-8e0f-85499fb55757"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "5d51c512e7f4a6f7e5c74977acc6edfffca4e65098365724dd1a36b8bc35c49e"
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 SB 2298 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATERS (Authorizes DOH to establish maximum contaminate levels of PFSA in drinking water and to set interim standards. Also requires DEM to set standards for PFSA in ground- and surface waters. Defines PFSA as hazardous substances.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2298 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2298A.pdf)
## Votes
- AND SURFACE WATERS — **370** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **670** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Euer — primary (person)
- Felag — primary (person)
- Sosnowski — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-02-15** 02/15/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-04** 03/04/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/09/2022)
- **2022-03-09** 03/09/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/11/2022)
- **2022-05-10** 05/10/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-11** 05/11/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-12** 05/12/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/17/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2022)
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `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 in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/c9d51da3-0d3b-49ab-8e0f-85499fb55757`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).