RI HB 7755
deadAN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS -- RESPONSIBLE FIREARM PURCHASING ACT
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did RI HB 7755 pass?
No. RI HB 7755 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-08): 04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
What is RI HB 7755 about?
Changes the application to purchase a firearm. Further, this act would require all persons seeking to possess a firearm except for police and military personnel to complete and pass a basic firearm safety training course.
Who sponsors RI HB 7755?
Knight, Felix, Stewart and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7755.
Description
Changes the application to purchase a firearm. Further, this act would require all persons seeking to possess a firearm except for police and military personnel to complete and pass a basic firearm safety training course.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-12
- Latest action
- 2026-04-08 — 04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Knightprimary
- Felixprimary
- Stewartprimary
- Batistaprimary
- Readprimary
- Caldwellprimary
- Cravenprimary
- Dawsonprimary
- Tanziprimary
- Boylanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-08
04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2026-04-01
04/01/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
2026-02-12
02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
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Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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