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Passed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S2492

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Weapons

Subject: Criminal Offenses

Description: Requires any person convicted of a felony domestic offense be ordered by the court to surrender all firearms in their possession, care, custody or control to either the state/local police or federally licensed firearms dlr and file proof with the court.

Session: 2016 Regular Session

Last Action: Signed by Governor

Last Action Date: June 30, 2016

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'.

5 sponsors: Cynthia Coyne (D); Donna Nesselbush (D); Teresa Paiva-Weed (D); William Conley (D); Maryellen Goodwin (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (5 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 30, 2016 Signed by Governor
Senate Jun 24, 2016 Transmitted to Governor
House Jun 18, 2016 House passed Sub A in concurrence
House Jun 17, 2016 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/17/2016)
House Jun 16, 2016 Referred to House Judiciary
Senate Jun 15, 2016 Senate passed Sub A
Senate Jun 14, 2016 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2016)
Senate May 26, 2016 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
Senate May 24, 2016 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2016)
Senate Apr 26, 2016 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Apr 21, 2016 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/26/2016)
Senate Feb 25, 2016 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub May 26, 2016 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 25, 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

Passage

Passage

Link: link to state bill page

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