Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation H6147
Legislation Overview
Title: Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.
Subject: Criminal Offenses: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING
Description: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING - Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 28, 2025
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Jon Brien (I); Michael Chippendale (R); Thomas Noret (D); Arthur Corvese (D); Jacquelyn Baginski (D); David Place (R); Christopher Paplauskas (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (7 of 75)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 28, 2025 | Introduced, referred to House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 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
