Bill Analysis H7647 creates an exception to Rhode Island’s juvenile record sealing laws, allowing sealed juvenile adjudications to be disclosed to the NICS background check system for firearm purchase decisions – giving old, sealed records new power to block gun sales. The Key Change The bill amends two sections of Rhode Island’s juvenile records law…
Bill Analysis H8081 allows carry permit authorities to access expunged criminal records when evaluating permit applications – meaning a conviction that was legally cleared from your record can still be used to deny you a carry permit. The Key Change The bill amends § 12-1.3-4 (Effect of expungement of records) to add carry permit applicants…
Bill Analysis H7636 creates a state-run registry that gun owners can voluntarily join to temporarily or permanently surrender their right to purchase and possess firearms – and gives healthcare providers the power to submit enrollment forms on a patient’s behalf. The Key Change The bill creates Chapter 106, the Suicide Prevention – Voluntary Firearm Restrictions…
Bill Analysis H7754 amends § 11-47-11 to eliminate Rhode Island’s recognition of out-of-state concealed carry permits, ending any reciprocity for non-resident permit holders who currently may apply for a Rhode Island permit. The Key Change Current law allows a person 21 or older with a bona fide U.S. residence and a valid out-of-state concealed carry…
Bill Analysis H7557 creates the Rhode Island Firearm Industry Accountability Act, exposing firearm manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to civil lawsuits when a court determines they failed to implement “reasonable controls” over their products – a direct end-run around federal PLCAA protections. The Key Change The bill creates a new Chapter 106 in Rhode Island law…
Bill Analysis H7755 expands Rhode Island’s mandatory firearm safety training from handguns to all firearms, raises the requirement from 2 hours to 8 hours, adds a written test, makes the certificate expire every 5 years, and transfers administration from the Department of Environmental Management to the Office of the Attorney General. The Key Change Under…
Bill Analysis H7035 limits Rhode Island gun owners to one firearm purchase every 30 days, making it a crime to buy more than one pistol, rifle, or shotgun in a single month. The Key Change The bill creates a new § 11-47-65 prohibiting any person from purchasing or taking possession of more than one firearm…
Bill Analysis H8071 requires a background check for every ammunition purchase in Rhode Island, covering ammunition, shotgun shells, gunpowder, primers, bullets, and reloading components – treating every trip to buy ammo like a firearm transfer. The Key Change The bill creates § 11-47-65, a new section of Rhode Island law that does not currently exist….
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…
Bill Analysis S2710 is the Senate companion to House Bill H8073. It makes possession of Rhode Island’s “prohibited firearms” a felony, eliminating the grandfather clause that allowed existing owners to keep firearms they legally purchased before the 2025 ban took effect. The Key Change The 2025 law (Chapter 11-47.2) prohibited the manufacture, sale, transfer, and…