Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S3038
Legislation Overview
Title: Requires a court considering evidence for the issuance of a temporary emergency protective order to cause the respondent to be taken into protective custody by law enforcement and sent to an emergency room of any hospital, pursuant to § 40.1-5-7.1.
Subject: Courts And Civil Procedure: COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS
Description: COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS - Requires a court considering evidence for the issuance of a temporary emergency protective order to cause the respondent to be taken into protective custody by law enforcement and sent to an emergency room of any hospital, pursuant to § 40.1-5-7.1.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 5, 2026
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Todd Patalano (D); Andrew Dimitri (D); Peter Appollonio (D); Lori Urso (D); John Burke (D); Jessica de la Cruz (R); Leonidas Raptakis (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (7 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2026 | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 5, 2026 | 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
