Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation H5723
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons
Description: Amends the definition of firearms to include taser. Permits any person over the age of eighteen (18) to possess a stun gun. Enacts the review and appeal process of applying for a license to carry with the licensing authority or attorney general.
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 19, 2019
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: David Place (R); George Nardone (R); Justin Price (R); Sherry Roberts (R); Michael Chippendale (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (5 of 75)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 19, 2019 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| House | Mar 15, 2019 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2019) |
| House | Feb 27, 2019 | Introduced, referred to House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 27, 2019 | 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
