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Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0625

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Legislation Overview

Title: Adds “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgements.

Subject: Aeronautics: AERONAUTICS -- UNIFORM AERONAUTICAL REGULATORY ACT

Description: AERONAUTICS -- UNIFORM AERONAUTICAL REGULATORY ACT - Adds “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgements.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2025)

Last Action Date: June 13, 2025

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: Walter Felag (D); Matthew LaMountain (D); Leonidas Raptakis (D); Pamela Lauria (D); Brian Thompson (D); Frank Ciccone (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 16% (6 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 13, 2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2025)
House Jun 12, 2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
House Jun 10, 2025 Proposed Substitute
House Jun 10, 2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2025)
House Jun 9, 2025 Meeting postponed (06/12/2025)
House Jun 9, 2025 Committee transferred to House Veterans Affairs
House Jun 6, 2025 Scheduled for consideration
House May 9, 2025 Referred to House State Government & Elections
Senate May 8, 2025 Senate read and passed
Senate May 1, 2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/08/2025)
Senate Apr 30, 2025 Committee recommends passage
Senate Apr 25, 2025 Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2025)
Senate Apr 21, 2025 Meeting postponed (04/23/2025)
Senate Apr 18, 2025 Scheduled for consideration
Senate Apr 9, 2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Apr 4, 2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2025)
Senate Mar 6, 2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Jun 12, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
05/8/2025 34 0 4 0 Yes
  • Acosta, Jonathon (D) Yea
  • Appollonio, Peter (D) Yea
  • Bell, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Bissaillon, Jacob (D) Yea
  • Britto, Robert (D) Yea
  • Burke, John (D) Yea
  • Ciccone, Frank (D) Yea
  • DiMario, Alana (D) NV
  • Dimitri, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Dipalma, Louis (D) Yea
  • Euer, Dawn (D) Yea
  • Felag, Walter (D) Yea
  • Gallo, Hanna (D) Yea
  • Gu, Victoria (D) Yea
  • Kallman, Meghan (D) Yea
  • LaMountain, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Lauria, Pamela (D) Yea
  • Lawson, Valarie (D) Yea
  • Mack, Tiara (D) NV
  • McKenney, Mark (D) Yea
  • Morgan, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Murray, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Paolino, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Patalano, Todd (D) Yea
  • Pearson, Ryan (D) NV
  • Quezada, Ana (D) Yea
  • Raptakis, Leonidas (D) Yea
  • Rogers, Gordon (R) Yea
  • Ruggerio, Dominick (D) NV
  • Sosnowski, V. Susan (D) Yea
  • Thompson, Brian (D) Yea
  • Tikoian, David (D) Yea
  • Ujifusa, Linda (D) Yea
  • Urso, Lori (D) Yea
  • Valverde, Bridget (D) Yea
  • Vargas, Lammis (D) Yea
  • Zurier, Samuel (D) Yea
  • de la Cruz, Jessica (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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