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Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S2778

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Maintenance Of Order On Campus

Description: Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and includes campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights."

Session: 2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Last Action Date: May 3, 2022

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Frank Ciccone (D); Frank Lombardi (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (2 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 3, 2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate Apr 29, 2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/03/2022)
Senate Mar 24, 2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Mar 24, 2022 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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