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Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S2822

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Weapons

Subject: Criminal Offenses

Description: Repeals the statute providing state preemption of laws pertaining to the ownership, possession, transportation, and sale of firearms and ammunitions.

Session: 2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Last Action Date: April 12, 2018

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: Gayle Goldin (D); Joshua Miller (D); Jeanine Calkin (D); Ana Quezada (D); Maryellen Goodwin (D);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 12, 2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Apr 12, 2018 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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