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State Legislature US Congress

All 25,118 Active 5 In committee 20,549 Passed 5,917 Signed 4,510 Failed 6,972

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 31, 2022

HB 7917: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT (Allows an individual to access and learn what personal information about the individual has been gathered and stored by covered entities that conduct business in Rhode Island.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2523: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines taser and stun gun under § 11-47-2, provides any person over the age of 18 is permitted to carry a taser without a license and use it in self-defense if they have a reasonable belief that they are in imminent fear of bodily harm.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 31, 2022

HB 7818: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- CODE OF ETHICS (Requires a public official or employee to disclose any and all unsatisfied default judgments of credit card debt, in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) on their financial statement.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2376: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Exempts from "public records" availability, all those documents, evidence and records of proceedings considered by the "relief from disqualifiers board and appellate courts" involving request for relief from firearm prohibitions.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2116: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Authorizes the police authority making a background check of an applicant seeking to buy a firearm, to invoice the seller of any pistol, revolver, shotgun or rifle, a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee per non-disqualifying background check.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2393: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Allows a person over eighteen (18) to purchase, carry, conceal, possess, use or attempt to use a stun gun for self defense. Additionally, establishes no duty to retreat when using a stun gun for self defense of the person or a third party.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2697: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES--DENTAL INSURANCE (Expands dental insurance coverage, prohibits certain deductions and requires coverage where there is a pre-existing conditions or any earlier treatments. Annual reports must be publicized and filed with the department of health.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2403: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Allows an individual to lawfully possess a device that would silence the sound of a natural report of a rifle or shotgun to hunt game, as long as the host rifle or shotgun is allowed.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2388: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - WEAPONS (Increases sentences for carrying a firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm and requires that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole or probation.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2224: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS (Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act would be "grandfathered" subject to certain registration provisions.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · Senate Mar 31, 2022

SB 2507: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Increases the number of minimum rounds fired from one hundred (100) to three hundred (300) during the qualification and training of police officers.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

died · Rhode Island · House Mar 31, 2022

HB 7734: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Provides that public bodies not be required to hold open-forum sessions on any topic not on the meeting notice and limits comment on any topic not previously posted.)

03/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study