Senate Bill No. 73
(Attorney General)
BY Ruggerio, Coyne, Goodwin, Gallo, Pearson, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THE HAROLD M. METTS SCHOOL SAFETY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits possession of firearms on school grounds except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons under contract to provide school security services, and unloaded firearms in locked containers or a locked rack on motor vehicles.)
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01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 119
BY de la Cruz, Rogers, Paolino, Lombardi, Lombardo, Morgan, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL (Requires the office of the attorney general to issue a report containing the total cases charged with a firearm in all Rhode Island courts and a list of cases charged with a firearm which have been disposed during the calendar year.)
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01/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 129
BY Coyne, Seveney, DiMario, DiPalma, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Repeals authority to local authorities to issue concealed carry permits to, repeals provisions allowing minors to carry firearms, requires national background check for permit, repeals provisions allowing permits to be issued to law enforcement officers.)
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01/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 176
BY de la Cruz, Rogers, Paolino, Lombardi, Lombardo, Morgan, Ciccone, Raptakis
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Amends the definition of firearms to include tasers, as well as define taser and stun gun.)
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02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate Bill No. 191
BY de la Cruz, Rogers, Paolino, Lombardo, Morgan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - CAUSES OF ACTION (Provides for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property, except residences, by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm.)
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02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
House Bill No. 5136
BY Bennett
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY (Requires any person who sustains an injury to themselves or causes an injury to another while hunting or trapping to report the injury to the department of environmental management immediately.)
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01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
01/28/2021 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
House Bill No. 5137
BY Bennett
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY (Requires any person who sustains an injury to themselves or causes an injury to another while hunting or trapping to report the injury to the department of environmental management immediately.)
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01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
01/29/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2021)
02/04/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House Bill No. 5329
BY Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE –- FIELD TRIALS AND SHOOTING PRESERVES (Defines captive hunting as a hunt that occurs within a structure designed to restrict the free movement of animals and prevents the animal from escaping and would prohibit captive hunting within the state of Rhode Island.)
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02/03/2021 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2021)
House Bill No. 5386
(Attorney General)
BY Knight, Caldwell, Craven, McEntee, Speakman, Blazejewski, Carson, Amore, Kazarian, Williams
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Prohibits obtaining/purchasing/transferring a firearm on behalf of another person if other person prohibited from possessing firearm with increase in penalties for those offenses and applications amended to state number of firearms purchased.)
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02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
