Weapons [SB-374]
Provides the attorney general with the authority to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states concerning carrying of concealed weapons.
SB-374: Weapons
Sponsored by: Sen. Dominick Ruggerio
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 06/06/2017
Weapons [SB-404]
Makes it unlawful to carry a rifle or shotgun in a vehicle, except under limited circumstances and enhances the penalty to anyone who transfers a firearm as a minor which is then used in a crime of violence.
SB-404: Weapons
Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Nesselbush
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 06/06/2017
Weapons [SB-399]
Defines a firearm silencer and permit the use of such a device on any firearm with an overall length of seventeen inches or greater and would permit the use of such a device for lawful hunting activity.
SB-399: Weapons
Sponsored by: Sen. Dominick Ruggerio
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 06/06/2017
Electronic Imaging Devices [SB-401]
Prohibits a person from electronically disseminating visual images of another engaged in sexually explicit conduct or the intimate parts of another.
SB-401: Electronic Imaging Devices
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Lombardi
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 06/28/2017
Children [SB-402]
Prohibits the sale of liquid that is intended for human consumption and/or use in an electronic nicotine delivery system that is not contained in child resistant packaging, and also bans the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools.
SB-402: Children
Sponsored by: Sen. Dominick Ruggerio
Placed On The House Consent Calendar (06/30/2017) on 06/30/2017
HB-1113: As introduced, removes the requirement that a person convicted of a drug offense in a drug-free school zone must serve the entire minimum sentence imposed before being eligible for release on parole or another release program. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Gilmore
Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee Of Criminal Justice Committee on 03/28/2017
You have voted HB-1113: As introduced, removes the requirement that a person convicted of a drug offense in a drug-free school zone must serve the entire minimum sentence imposed before being eligible for release on parole or another release program. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 40, Chapter 35..
Sexual Offender Registration And Community Notification [HB-5723]
Allows the Court in reviewing sex offender level determination by the board, to raise or lower the offender’s community notification level and provides that any person aggrieved may appeal to the Supreme Court.
HB-5723: Sexual Offender Registration And Community Notification
Sponsored by: Rep. Jean Barros
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/22/2017
Sexual Assault [HB-5725]
Amends the definition of "sexual contact" for the purposes of criminal offenses to include the intentional touching of the victim's own intimate parts at the accused's instruction.
HB-5725: Sexual Assault
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph McNamara
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/22/2017
Sexual Assault [HB-5726]
Raises the age of consent for sexual intercourse to age eighteen provided however that consensual penetration between two individuals between the ages of sixteen and twenty would not be a violation of this statute.
HB-5726: Sexual Assault
Sponsored by: Rep. Anastasia Williams
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/22/2017
Fraud And False Dealing [HB-5695]
Criminalizes residential mortgage fraud and extend the statute of limitations for certain offenses regarding financial and banking fraud.
HB-5695: Fraud And False Dealing
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Kennedy
Signed By Governor on 07/05/2017
Sexual Offender Registration And Community Notification [HB-5724]
Requires local law enforcement to share information with local school departments for the purposes of notifying parents of students whose bus stop is within 1000 feet of the residence of level 3 sex offender.
HB-5724: Sexual Offender Registration And Community Notification
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph McNamara
Scheduled For Reconsideration (06/30/2017) on 06/30/2017
Weapons [HB-5729]
Allows those persons with concealed carry permits issued by other states to carry upon their person weapons in Rhode Island provided that the issuing state recognizes and gives reciprocity to RI permit holders.
HB-5729: Weapons
Sponsored by: Rep. Ramon Perez
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/25/2017
Computer Crime [HB-5543]
Prohibits unauthorized access to confidential information from a computer, computer program, computer system, or computer network.
HB-5543: Computer Crime
Sponsored by: Rep. John Edwards
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 02/28/2017
Weapons [HB-5554]
Provides that no person shall knowingly purchase or otherwise obtain a firearm on behalf of or transfer to a person who the transferor knows or reasonably should know is prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under federal or state law.
HB-5554: Weapons
Sponsored by: Rep. Raymond Johnston
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/25/2017
Possession Of Firearms By Minors [HB-5547]
Requires all minors in possession of a firearm, with or without a permit, be in the presence of a parent or guardian or supervising adult at all times.
HB-5547: Possession Of Firearms By Minors
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Diaz
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/25/2017
Children [HB-5541]
Clarifies that the jurisdiction for violations of §11-9-1.5 ("electronically disseminating indecent material to minors prohibited") is vested in the superior court.
HB-5541: Children
Sponsored by: Rep. John Edwards
Effective Without Governor's Signature on 07/06/2017
Stalking [SB-340]
Prohibits stalking defined as a course of conduct by anyone who may cause a reasonable person to either fear for their own safety or the safety of a third person or cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress. Enumerates penalties for stalking.
SB-340: Stalking
Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Nesselbush
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 02/28/2017