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),…
Bill Analysis H8075 requires every firearm owner in Rhode Island to carry a $1,000,000 liability insurance policy or lose the right to own their firearm. It is entirely new law with no existing statute to amend. The Key Change H8075 adds a new section to Rhode Island’s Liability Insurance chapter (27-7-8). Any individual who owns…
H8073 expands Rhode Island’s 2025 “prohibited firearms” law to make possession of those firearms a felony. The 2025 law banned future sales and transfers but left existing owners alone. This bill removes that protection. The Key Change The 2025 law prohibited the manufacture, sale, transfer, and purchase of firearms classified as “prohibited firearms.” H8073 adds…