Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S0280
Legislation Overview
Title: Replaces state marshals with capitol police as to those law enforcement officers being exempt from certain firearm restrictions.
Subject: Criminal Offenses: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS
Description: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Replaces state marshals with capitol police as to those law enforcement officers being exempt from certain firearm restrictions.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to House Judiciary
Last Action Date: April 2, 2025
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'.
8 sponsors: Gordon Rogers (R); Andrew Dimitri (D); David Tikoian (D); Matthew LaMountain (D); Jessica de la Cruz (R); Peter Appollonio (D); Elaine Morgan (R); Thomas Paolino (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 21% (8 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 2, 2025 | Referred to House Judiciary |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2025 | Senate read and passed |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2025 | Placed on Senate Calendar (04/01/2025) |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2025 | Committee recommends passage |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2025 | Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2025) |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2025 | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2025 | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2025) |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 13, 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 |
| Passage | 04/1/2025 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Yes |
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| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
Link: link to state bill page
