Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 10 D cosponsors

HB 5130 — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS

Last action — 07/02/2025 Signed by Governor

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Dan McKee (Democratic) on July 02, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    10 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Crime gun ballistic evidence to be submitted to NIBIN.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB 5130 on the official Rhode Island source →

Action History

  1. 07/02/2025 Signed by Governor

  2. 06/27/2025 Transmitted to Governor

  3. 06/20/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence

  4. 06/20/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025)

  5. 06/10/2025 House passed Sub A

  6. 06/06/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2025)

  7. 06/03/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

  8. 05/30/2025 Proposed Substitute

  9. 05/30/2025 Scheduled for reconsideration (06/03/2025)

  10. 05/13/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

  11. 05/09/2025 Proposed Substitute

  12. 05/09/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/13/2025)

  13. 02/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  14. 01/31/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2025)

  15. 01/22/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 57 voted No

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 104 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT

Failed 20 Yea · 50 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 94705
Independent 1000
Republican 10000
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 205005
% of votes cast 27%67%0%7%
How each member voted (75)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Nay
O'Brien — Nay
ShallcrossSmith — Nay
Alex Finkelman Democratic Nay
Alex Marszalkowski Democratic Nay
Anthony J. DeSimone Democratic Nay
Arthur Handy Democratic Nay
Arthur J. Corvese Democratic Nay
Brandon C. Potter Democratic Nay
Brandon T. Voas Democratic Nay
Brian Patrick Kennedy Democratic Nay
Carol Hagan McEntee Democratic Nay
Charlene M. Lima Democratic Yea
Cherie L. Cruz Democratic Not Voting
Christopher R. Blazejewski Democratic Nay
David A. Bennett Democratic Yea
David Morales Democratic Nay
Deborah A. Fellela Democratic Nay
Earl A. Read, III Democratic Nay
Edith H. Ajello Democratic Nay
Enrique George Sanchez Democratic Yea
Evan P. Shanley Democratic Nay
Grace Diaz Democratic Nay
Gregory J. Costantino Democratic Yea
Jacquelyn M. Baginski Democratic Not Voting
Jason Knight Democratic Nay
Jenni A. Furtado Democratic Nay
Jennifer A. Stewart Democratic Nay
Jennifer Smith Boylan Democratic Nay
John G. Edwards Democratic Nay
John J. Lombardi Democratic Yea
Jose F. Batista Democratic Nay
Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. Democratic Yea
Joseph M. McNamara Democratic Nay
Joshua J. Giraldo Democratic Nay
Julie A. Casimiro Democratic Nay
June Speakman Democratic Nay
Justine A. Caldwell Democratic Nay
Karen Alzate Democratic Nay
Katherine S. Kazarian Democratic Nay
Kathleen A. Fogarty Democratic Nay
Lauren H. Carson Democratic Nay
Leonela Felix Democratic Nay
Marvin L. Abney Democratic Nay
Mary Duffy Messier Democratic Nay
Matt S. Dawson Democratic Nay
Megan L. Cotter Democratic Nay
Mia A. Ackerman Democratic Nay
Michelle E. McGaw Democratic Nay
Nathan W. Biah Democratic Nay
Patricia A. Serpa Democratic Nay
Ramon A. Perez Democratic Not Voting
Raymond A. Hull Democratic Not Voting
Rebecca M. Kislak Democratic Nay
Robert D. Phillips Democratic Yea
Robert E. Craven, Sr. Democratic Nay
Samuel A. Azzinaro Democratic Nay
Scott A. Slater Democratic Nay
Stephen M. Casey Democratic Yea
Susan R. Donovan Democratic Nay
Teresa Ann Tanzi Democratic Nay
Terri Cortvriend Democratic Not Voting
Thomas E. Noret Democratic Yea
Tina L. Spears Democratic Nay
Jon D. Brien Independent Yea
Brian C. Newberry Republican Yea
Christopher G. Paplauskas Republican Yea
David J. Place Republican Yea
George A Nardone Republican Yea
Marie A. Hopkins Republican Yea
Michael W. Chippendale Republican Yea
Paul M. Santucci Republican Yea
Richard R. Fascia Republican Yea
Robert J. Quattrocchi Republican Yea
Sherry Roberts Republican Yea

PASSAGE

Passed 47 Yea · 23 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 441205
Independent 0100
Republican 01000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 472305
% of votes cast 63%31%0%7%
How each member voted (75)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
ShallcrossSmith — Yea
Alex Finkelman Democratic Yea
Alex Marszalkowski Democratic Yea
Anthony J. DeSimone Democratic Yea
Arthur Handy Democratic Yea
Arthur J. Corvese Democratic Nay
Brandon C. Potter Democratic Yea
Brandon T. Voas Democratic Yea
Brian Patrick Kennedy Democratic Nay
Carol Hagan McEntee Democratic Yea
Charlene M. Lima Democratic Nay
Cherie L. Cruz Democratic Not Voting
Christopher R. Blazejewski Democratic Yea
David A. Bennett Democratic Nay
David Morales Democratic Yea
Deborah A. Fellela Democratic Yea
Earl A. Read, III Democratic Yea
Edith H. Ajello Democratic Yea
Enrique George Sanchez Democratic Nay
Evan P. Shanley Democratic Yea
Grace Diaz Democratic Yea
Gregory J. Costantino Democratic Nay
Jacquelyn M. Baginski Democratic Not Voting
Jason Knight Democratic Yea
Jenni A. Furtado Democratic Yea
Jennifer A. Stewart Democratic Yea
Jennifer Smith Boylan Democratic Yea
John G. Edwards Democratic Yea
John J. Lombardi Democratic Nay
Jose F. Batista Democratic Nay
Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. Democratic Nay
Joseph M. McNamara Democratic Yea
Joshua J. Giraldo Democratic Yea
Julie A. Casimiro Democratic Yea
June Speakman Democratic Yea
Justine A. Caldwell Democratic Yea
Karen Alzate Democratic Yea
Katherine S. Kazarian Democratic Yea
Kathleen A. Fogarty Democratic Yea
Lauren H. Carson Democratic Yea
Leonela Felix Democratic Yea
Marvin L. Abney Democratic Yea
Mary Duffy Messier Democratic Yea
Matt S. Dawson Democratic Yea
Megan L. Cotter Democratic Yea
Mia A. Ackerman Democratic Yea
Michelle E. McGaw Democratic Yea
Nathan W. Biah Democratic Yea
Patricia A. Serpa Democratic Yea
Ramon A. Perez Democratic Not Voting
Raymond A. Hull Democratic Not Voting
Rebecca M. Kislak Democratic Yea
Robert D. Phillips Democratic Yea
Robert E. Craven, Sr. Democratic Yea
Samuel A. Azzinaro Democratic Nay
Scott A. Slater Democratic Yea
Stephen M. Casey Democratic Nay
Susan R. Donovan Democratic Yea
Teresa Ann Tanzi Democratic Yea
Terri Cortvriend Democratic Not Voting
Thomas E. Noret Democratic Nay
Tina L. Spears Democratic Yea
Jon D. Brien Independent Nay
Brian C. Newberry Republican Nay
Christopher G. Paplauskas Republican Nay
David J. Place Republican Nay
George A Nardone Republican Nay
Marie A. Hopkins Republican Nay
Michael W. Chippendale Republican Nay
Paul M. Santucci Republican Nay
Richard R. Fascia Republican Nay
Robert J. Quattrocchi Republican Nay
Sherry Roberts Republican Nay

Subjects

public-safety
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5130 do?
Crime gun ballistic evidence to be submitted to NIBIN.
Who sponsors HB 5130?
HB 5130 is sponsored by Leonela Felix (Democratic), Justine A. Caldwell (Democratic), Edith H. Ajello (Democratic), Cherie L. Cruz (Democratic), Matt S. Dawson (Democratic), Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic), Robert E. Craven, Sr. (Democratic), Teresa Ann Tanzi (Democratic), Jason Knight (Democratic), and Jennifer Smith Boylan (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 5130?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 5130?
Track HB 5130 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 5130

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 5130

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →