Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation H7217
Legislation Overview
Title: Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act to be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
Subject: Criminal Offenses: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS
Description: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS - Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act to be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 13, 2024
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Jason Knight (D); Justine Caldwell (D); Jennifer Boylan (D); Matthew Dawson (D); June Speakman (D); Robert Craven (D); Jose Batista (D); Leonela Felix (D); Hagan McEntee (D); Edith Ajello (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (10 of 75)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 13, 2024 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| House | Mar 1, 2024 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/13/2024) |
| House | Jan 18, 2024 | Introduced, referred to House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 18, 2024 | 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
