Criminal Offenses
Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Provides for enhanced penalties if a victim of unauthorized dissemination of indecent material is a minor or the offender is in a position of authority over the victim or the offense results in serious bodily injury or death of the victim. [SB-2224]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES - Provides for enhanced penalties if a victim of unauthorized dissemination of indecent material is a minor or the offender is in a position of authority over the victim or the offense results in serious bodily injury or death of the victim.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Lombardi
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 05/07/2024
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Provides a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense that individual is lawfully in a place they have a right to be, and acted in self-defense and reasonable belief of harm. [SB-2198]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING - Provides a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense that individual is lawfully in a place they have a right to be, and acted in self-defense and reasonable belief of harm.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ciccone
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/04/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
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. [SB-2199]
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[Animals ]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ciccone
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/12/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period. [HB-7269]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol McEntee
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/13/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Defines suitable person and establishes reasons for applying for carry permit, establishes what information is required on applications, establishes appeal process if application denied and provides that records are not public. [SB-2231]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Defines suitable person and establishes reasons for applying for carry permit, establishes what information is required on applications, establishes appeal process if application denied and provides that records are not public.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ciccone
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/12/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2. [SB-2218]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Euer
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/12/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage. [SB-2202]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage.
Sponsored by: Sen. Walter Felag
Signed By Governor on 06/13/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2. [HB-7268]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol McEntee
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/13/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to disorderly conduct. [SB-1953]
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As enacted, states that, as used in the offense of stalking, harassment must be committed by the defendant with reckless disregard for whether the victim will suffer emotional distress as a result of the conduct and the victim does suffer emotional distress as a result of the conduct. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Gardenhire
Effective Date(s) 07/01/2024 on 04/17/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general. [HB-7270]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general.
Sponsored by: Rep. Arthur Corvese
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/13/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense. [SB-2192]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING - Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ciccone
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/04/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2, relative to cock fighting. [HB-2068]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony certain animal cruelty offenses involving a cock; requires a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for the offense of being a spectator at a cock fight. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Whitson
Held On Desk. on 04/25/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Defines suitable person, establishes reasons for applying for concealed carry permit, establishes what information is required on applications, establishes appeal process for denials, provides that records are not public permits hunting with suppressor. [SB-2201]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Defines suitable person, establishes reasons for applying for concealed carry permit, establishes what information is required on applications, establishes appeal process for denials, provides that records are not public permits hunting with suppressor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ciccone
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/12/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 68, relative to miscarriage. [SB-1920]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
As introduced, states that it is not a violation of the criminal offense of abuse of a corpse for a person to dispose of the person’s miscarriage; defines miscarriage as the unintentional loss of pregnancy, which may occur spontaneously or as the result of an accident. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 68.
Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh Akbari
Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Judiciary Committee on 01/29/2024
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session
Prohibits the sale or possession of firearm silencers unless the person complies with federal law in the sale, possession and use. [SB-2216]
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits the sale or possession of firearm silencers unless the person complies with federal law in the sale, possession and use.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ciccone
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/12/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unlawful images. [HB-2030]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Safety ]
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As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Lamberth
Assigned To S/c Finance, Ways, And Means Subcommittee on 02/16/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unlawful images. [SB-1912]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Criminal Justice ]
As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Yarbro
Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/23/2024 on 04/19/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to obstruction of a passageway. [HB-2031]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recover compensatory damages from the loss or injury. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Gant
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 958 on 05/13/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses. [HB-1979]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
As introduced, permits the transfer of a juvenile to criminal court for the offense of theft of a firearm from a motor vehicle if the child was 14 years of age or older but younger than 17 years of age; increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony theft of a firearm worth less than $2,500. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Keisling
Sponsor(s) Added. on 02/05/2024
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Tennessee 113th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms. [HB-1981]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
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As introduced, creates the criminal offense of possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of the offense of stalking, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Jones
Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee Of Criminal Justice Committee on 04/03/2024