Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation H7575
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons--the Protect Rhode Island Families Act
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: Requires the surrender of firearms to law enforcement agencies after conviction of certain domestic violence offenses.
Session: 2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: March 22, 2016
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Teresa Tanzi; Kathleen Fogarty; Lauren Carson; Deborah Ruggiero; Shelby Maldonado;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (5 of 75)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 22, 2016 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| House | Mar 16, 2016 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/22/2016) |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Introduced, referred to House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 11, 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
