2025 Regular Session • Rhode Island Legislature
H5019: Prohibits a manufacturer from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale or distributing for use in the state any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally-added PFAS as of January 1, 2027.
Legislative Summary
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Prohibits a manufacturer from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale or distributing for use in the state any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally-added PFAS as of January 1, 2027.
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Bill History
1/10/2025
Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2025)
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Scheduled for consideration (02/27/2025)
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Committee recommends passage
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Placed on House Calendar (03/06/2025)
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House read and passed
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
Senate
4/18/2025
Scheduled for consideration
Senate
4/21/2025
Meeting postponed (04/23/2025)
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passage
3/6/2025
70
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources: Passage
2/27/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Environment and Agriculture(Senate)
