Bill Analysis S2086 exempts firearm safety equipment from Rhode Island’s sales and use tax, making secure storage more affordable for gun owners across the state. The Key Change The bill adds a new exemption to § 44-18-30, Rhode Island’s list of gross receipts exempt from sales and use tax. The exemption covers firearm safety equipment…
Bill Analysis S3038 amends Rhode Island’s red flag law to require mandatory involuntary psychiatric hospitalization every time a court issues a temporary Extreme Risk Protection Order – turning a firearm seizure proceeding into a forced commitment. The Key Change The bill adds a single sentence to § 8-8.3-4 (Temporary ERPO proceedings): when a court finds…
Bill Analysis H7593 removes the sales tax on firearm safety and storage equipment. It is a new exemption added to Rhode Island’s existing list of sales tax exclusions, making gun safes, locks, and cases more affordable for law-abiding gun owners. The Key Change H7593 adds subsection (69) to Rhode Island’s sales tax exemption statute (44-18-30),…