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Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0325

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Legislation Overview

Title: Weapons

Description: Adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms that require a trigger lock to be included with any purchase.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Last Action Date: April 25, 2023

Sponsors

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10 sponsors: Pamela Lauria (D); Alana DiMario (D); Joshua Miller (D); Bridget Valverde (D); Valarie Lawson (D); Matthew LaMountain (D); Dawn Euer (D); Meghan Kallman (D); Victoria Gu (D); Mark McKenney (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 26% (10 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 25, 2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Apr 19, 2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2023)
Senate Apr 17, 2023 Meeting postponed (04/18/2023)
Senate Apr 14, 2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Senate Feb 16, 2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 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

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