Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S2730
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: Precludes those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes under ยง12-29-2 from purchasing or possessing a firearm. Convictions for petty misdemeanors or expunged or pardoned convictions would not apply to this prohibition.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 26, 2016
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Maryellen Goodwin; Hanna Gallo;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 26, 2016 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| Senate | Apr 21, 2016 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/26/2016) |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2016 | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 9, 2016 | 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
