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Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0629

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Legislation Overview

Title: Identification And Apprehension Of Criminals

Description: Requires law enforcement to submit any firearm seized in any investigation to the state crime laboratory and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms (BATF) for testing and tracing.

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Last Action Date: May 23, 2023

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: David Tikoian (D); John Burke (D); Leonidas Raptakis (D); Melissa Murray (D); Pamela Lauria (D); Mark McKenney (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 16% (6 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 23, 2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate May 19, 2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2023)
Senate Mar 7, 2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Mar 7, 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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