Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation H5935
Legislation Overview
Title: Expands firearm rights to recognize out of state carry permits, authorizes weapons carried during emergency evacuation and establishes an appeal process for permit denied.
Subject: Criminal Offenses: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS -- CONCEALED CARRY REFORM
Description: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS -- CONCEALED CARRY REFORM - Expands firearm rights to recognize out of state carry permits, authorizes weapons carried during emergency evacuation and establishes an appeal process for permit denied.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 26, 2025
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Richard Fascia (R); David Place (R); Michael Chippendale (R); Christopher Paplauskas (R); Robert Quattrocchi (R); Paul Santucci (R); Stephen Casey (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (7 of 75)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 26, 2025 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2025) |
| House | Feb 28, 2025 | Introduced, referred to House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 28, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
