Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session Status: Died 10 D cosponsors

HB 5300 — 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". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.)

Last action — 04/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  3. Died in session

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. 04/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  2. 03/31/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/17/2023)

  3. 02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (104)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5300?
HB 5300 is sponsored by Jennifer Smith Boylan (Democratic), Joshua J. Giraldo (Democratic), Edith H. Ajello (Democratic), Katherine S. Kazarian (Democratic), Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic), Robert E. Craven, Sr. (Democratic), Leonela Felix (Democratic), Jose F. Batista (Democratic), Justine A. Caldwell (Democratic), and Jason Knight (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 5300?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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