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Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0415

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Assault Weapons

Description: Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act would be "grandfathered" subject to certain registration provisions.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Last Action Date: April 12, 2021

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'.

10 sponsors: Joshua Miller (D); Cynthia Coyne (D); Maryellen Goodwin (D); Sandra Cano (D); Samuel Bell (D); Louis Dipalma (D); Jonathon Acosta (D); Cynthia Mendes (D); Ana Quezada (D); Gayle Goldin (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 26% (10 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 12, 2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Apr 8, 2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/12/2021)
Senate Feb 25, 2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 25, 2021 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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