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Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0502

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Weapons

Description: Requires firearms to be stored securely when not in use and enhances penalties for failure to store firearms in a secure manner.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Last Action Date: April 2, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

5 sponsors: James Seveney (D); Cynthia Coyne (D); Bridget Valverde (D); Louis Dipalma (D); Dawn Euer (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (5 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 2, 2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Mar 27, 2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2019)
Senate Feb 27, 2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 27, 2019 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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