Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0417
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons
Description: Defines rifle and shotguns as weapons and makes unlawful possession of a loaded rifle/shotgun in public with exceptions punishable up to five (5) years in prison or a $5,000 fine.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 12, 2021
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Michael McCaffrey (D); Maryellen Goodwin (D); Cynthia Coyne (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 12, 2021 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2021 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/12/2021) |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2021 | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 25, 2021 | 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
