Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S2726
Legislation Overview
Title: Changes the application to purchase a firearm. Further, this act would require all persons seeking to possess a firearm except for police and military personnel to complete and pass a basic firearm safety training course.
Subject: Criminal Offenses: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS -- RESPONSIBLE FIREARM PURCHASING ACT
Description: CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS -- RESPONSIBLE FIREARM PURCHASING ACT - Changes the application to purchase a firearm. Further, this act would require all persons seeking to possess a firearm except for police and military personnel to complete and pass a basic firearm safety training course.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 27, 2026
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Mark McKenney (D); Jacob Bissaillon (D); Robert Britto (D); Victoria Gu (D); Samuel Zurier (D); Louis Dipalma (D); Melissa Murray (D); Dawn Euer (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 21% (8 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2026 | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 27, 2026 | 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
