Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0561
Legislation Overview
Title: Provides a rebuttable defense if a person dies or sustains a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person.
Subject: Criminal Offenses: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING
Description: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING - Provides a rebuttable defense if a person dies or sustains a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 25, 2025
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Gordon Rogers (R); Jessica de la Cruz (R); Elaine Morgan (R); Thomas Paolino (R); Frank Ciccone (D); David Tikoian (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 16% (6 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2025 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2025 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2025) |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2025 | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 26, 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
