Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation H7761
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons
Subject: Criminal Offenses
Description: Raises the age to purchase or possess a rifle or shotgun from 18 years of age to 21 years of age, "grandfathers" current ownership by persons under 21 years of age, and makes an exemption for police and military.
Session: 2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Last Action Date: April 24, 2018
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Teresa Tanzi (D); Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (D); Kathleen Fogarty (D); Jason Knight (D); Katherine Kazarian (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (5 of 75)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 24, 2018 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| House | Apr 18, 2018 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/24/2018) |
| House | Feb 28, 2018 | Introduced, referred to House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 28, 2018 | 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
