Our Legislators have been busy! Here are the bills that have been introduced this Legislative season:
Senate Bill No. 2004 SUB B
BY Coyne, Ruggerio, Lynch Prata, Goodwin, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Prohibits the manufacturing, importation, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, or transfer of any firearm that is undetectable by metal detectors commonly used at airports and public buildings including 3D printed firearms as defined herein.)
Senate Bill No. 2130
BY Goldin, Seveney, Miller, Goodwin, Conley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Creates the "Large Capacity Feeding Device Ban Act" of 2020 which would ban the sale, possession or transfer of large capacity feeding devices with exceptions for law enforcement and military personnel.)
Senate Bill No. 2131
BY Miller, Lynch Prata, Goodwin, Gallo, Goldin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Bans possession, sale and transfer of assault weapons which are not properly registered.)
Senate Bill No. 2138
BY Rogers, Paolino, Morgan, Algiere, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES-WEAPONS (Allows attorney general to enter into agreement with states relative to concealed weapon carry permits/allows license permit holders from those states to carry concealed weapons in Rhode Island provided they are in compliance with other laws of the state.)
Senate Bill No. 2154 SUB A
BY Algiere, Goodwin, Lombardo, Ruggerio, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS--THE JULIE LYNN CARDINAL ACT (Provides that applications to purchase firearms be sent by the seller to the police department the city or town where the purchaser lives.)
Senate Bill No. 2261
BY Goodwin, Quezada, Coyne, Goldin, Crowley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Provides that applications to purchase firearms be sent by the seller to the police department the city or town where the purchaser lives.)
Senate Bill No. 2284
BY de la Cruz, Lombardo, Raptakis, Paolino, Rogers
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Expands the definition of firearms to include taser. Permits any person over the age of eighteen (18) to possess a stun gun.)
Senate Bill No. 2412
BY Coyne, Seveney, DiPalma, Euer, Conley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Limits the issuance of pistol and revolver carry permits to the office of the attorney general.)
Senate Bill No. 2418
BY de la Cruz, Paolino, Rogers, Lombardo, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Provides for a review and appeal process for individuals denied a permit or license to carry firearms by the licensing authority or attorney general, including a petition to the superior court for a trial de novo, and costs and attorneys' fees.)
Senate Bill No. 2443
BY Coyne, Euer, Lynch Prata, McKenney, de la Cruz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Allows law enforcement officers to utilize mufflers, silencers, or other devices for muffling sound of firearm while acting within scope of official duties while training as tactical teams and under supervision of police chief, colonel of state police.)
Senate Bill No. 2541
BY de la Cruz, Ciccone, Lombardo, Lombardi, Rogers
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Amends the definition of firearms to include taser. Permits any person over the age of eighteen (18) to possess a stun gun. Enacts the review and appeal process of applying for a license to carry with the licensing authority or attorney general.)
Senate Bill No. 2570
BY de la Cruz, Rogers, Lombardo, Ciccone, Lombardi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL (Requires attorney general to issue report of all charges involving a firearm, and if said charges were disposed for that calendar year. Included in report details of firearm.)
Senate Bill No. 2592
BY Metts, Quezada, Crowley, Lawson, Goldin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits the 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.)
Senate Bill No. 2593
BY Seveney, Coyne, Valverde, DiPalma, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Requires firearms to be stored securely when not in use and enhances penalties for failure to store firearms in a secure manner.)
Senate Bill No. 2594
BY Goodwin, McCaffrey, Lynch Prata, Coyne, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines electric arm as a firearm and subjects it to various regulations under chapter 47 of title 11 and removes stun gun from the list of prohibited weapons.)
Senate Bill No. 2595
BY Miller, Lynch Prata, DiPalma, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits obtaining a firearm on behalf of another person if that person is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and would increase the penalties for a second and subsequent purchase of firearms by use of false information.)
Senate Bill No. 2596
BY Lynch Prata, Miller, Euer
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines rifle and shotgun and makes it unlawful to possess a loaded rifle or shotgun in public subject to various exceptions.)
Senate Bill No. 2685
BY Nesselbush, Valverde, Lawson, Quezada, Crowley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Allows state police to maintain registry of firearms sold, requires firearms dealer, person or other entity, to submit monthly reports to superintendent of state police, including manufacturer, importer, model, serial number, type of firearm and caliber.)
Senate Bill No. 2690
BY de la Cruz, Rogers, Lombardi, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE GENERALLY - CAUSES OF ACTION (Provides a cause of action for compensable damages, resulting from the prohibition of legally possessing firearms on real property, except residences.)
Senate Bill No. 2722
BY Archambault
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Includes the chief inspector and inspector as those exempt from carrying a firearm without a permit and defines them as peace officers.)
House Bill No. 7085
BY Serpa, Ackerman, Caldwell, McKiernan, Speakman
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Prohibits the manufacturing, importation, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, or transfer of any firearm that is undetectable by metal detectors commonly used at airports and public buildings including 3D printed firearms as defined herein.)
House Bill No. 7102 SUB A as amended
BY Serpa, Caldwell, McEntee, McKiernan, Blazejewski
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Prohibits the manufacturing, importation, sale, shipment, delivery, possession, or transfer of any firearm that is undetectable by metal detectors commonly used at airports and public buildings including 3D printed firearms as defined herein.)
House Bill No. 7103 SUB B
BY McKiernan, Caldwell, Knight, McNamara, Slater
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS--THE JULIE LYNN CARDINAL ACT (Provides that applications to purchase firearms be sent by the seller to the police department the city or town where the purchaser lives.)
House Bill No. 7263
BY Caldwell, Knight, McEntee, Williams, Craven
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Bans possession, sale and transfer of assault weapons which are not properly registered.)
House Bill No. 7264
BY Caldwell, Knight, Craven, Tobon, McKiernan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Bans large capacity feeding devices for use in firearms.)
House Bill No. 7327
BY Tanzi, Speakman, Cassar, Ranglin-Vassell, Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Increases the age from eighteen to twenty-one years for lawful possession, sale, or transfer of firearms or ammunition. Full-time law enforcement, state marshals and member of U.S. military would be exempt from these prohibitions.)
House Bill No. 7472
BY Ranglin-Vassell, Lyle, Lombardi, Hull, Donovan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits schools from offering employment incentives or bonuses to teachers on the condition that the teacher either is or becomes licensed to carry a weapon.)
House Bill No. 7543
BY Corvese, Ucci, Jacquard, Johnston, Canario
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND DISGUISED MASKS PROHIBITED (Makes it a misdemeanor for persons to carry, possess, or wear masks or protective clothing or equipment designed to minimize the risk of injury from deadly weapons, for the purposes of hindering law enforcement crowd control actions.)
House Bill No. 7591
BY Canario, Jacquard, Noret, Johnston, Edwards
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Allows law enforcement officers to utilize mufflers, silencers, or other devices for muffling sound of firearm while acting within scope of official duties while training as tactical teams and under supervision of police chief, colonel of state police.)
House Bill No. 7595
BY Casey, Chippendale, Corvese, Lima, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL (Requires attorney general to issue report of all charges involving a firearm, and if said charges were disposed for that calendar year. Included in report details of firearm.)
House Bill No. 7633
BY Johnston
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits obtaining a firearm on behalf of another person if that person is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and would increase the penalties for a second and subsequent purchase of firearms by use of false information.)
House Bill No. 7715
BY Diaz, Kazarian, Barros, McEntee, Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits the 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.)
House Bill No. 7716
BY Diaz, Caldwell, Barros, Almeida, Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines rifle and shotgun and makes it unlawful to possess a loaded rifle or shotgun in public subject to various exceptions.)
House Bill No. 7720
BY Caldwell, Knight, Williams, Blazejewski, Lyle
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Requires firearms to be stored securely when not in use and enhances penalties for failure to store firearms in a secure manner.)
House Bill No. 7731
BY Corvese, Noret, Jacquard, Lima, Hawkins
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND DISGUISED MASKS PROHIBITED (Makes it a misdemeanor for persons to carry, possess, or wear masks or protective clothing or equipment designed to minimize the risk of injury from deadly weapons, for the purposes of defeating law enforcement crowd control tactics.)
House Bill No. 7741
BY Noret, Vella-Wilkinson, Corvese, Place, Hawkins
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Create an appeal process in which an applicant for a concealed firearms permit or firearms transfer, could appeal to the agency which denied the permit.)
House Bill No. 7752
BY Filippi, Roberts, Chippendale, Quattrocchi, Price
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Permits the open and concealed carrying of weapons by certain persons in the act of evacuating the area pursuant to an order of the governor or local authority under chapter 15 of title 30.)
House Bill No. 7756
BY Place, Quattrocchi, Chippendale, Roberts, Filippi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Amends the definition of firearms to include taser. Permits any person over the age of eighteen (18) to possess a stun gun. Enacts the review and appeal process of applying for a license to carry with the licensing authority or attorney general.)
House Bill No. 7909
BY Lima, Mattiello, Noret, Solomon, Quattrocchi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Provides that any person eighteen (18) years of age who is issued a license may carry a stun gun. It also adds "tasers" to the definition of "firearm." and provides for an appeal process for denial of an application for a permit.)
House Bill No. 7911
BY Roberts, Place, Quattrocchi, Chippendale, Price
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 by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm.)
House Bill No. 7928
BY Williams, Millea
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES-WEAPONS (Requires person selling firearm to require purchaser execute a medical release form for release of medical records relating to addiction to controlled substance, alcoholism and/or mental health illness for a period of 5 years preceding application.)
House Bill No. 7948
BY Shanley
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY (Prohibits hunting within four thousand feet (4,000') of any occupied dwelling house, residence, or other occupied building within the neighborhood in Warwick known as Chepiwanoxet Point.)
House Bill No. 7957
BY Canario, Bennett, Casey, Solomon, Johnston
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Includes the chief inspector and inspector as those exempt from carrying a firearm without a permit and defines them as peace officers.)
