Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0379
Legislation Overview
Title: Assault Weapons
Description: Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act would be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
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: Joshua Miller (D); Maryellen Goodwin (D); Dawn Euer (D); Jonathon Acosta (D); Valarie Lawson (D); Mark McKenney (D); Matthew LaMountain (D); Meghan Kallman (D); Hanna Gallo (D); Sandra Cano (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
