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3/24/2025
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Judiciary Committee meets on Wednesday to hear several bills relating to firearms
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STATE HOUSE – The House Judiciary Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 26, at 2 p.m. in the House Lounge to hear testimony on several bills relating to firearms.
Among the legislation being heard by the committee are the following bills:
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2025-H 5436, sponsored by Rep. Jason Knight (D-Dist. 67, Barrington, Warren), establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025.
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2025-H 5651, sponsored by Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee (D-Dist. 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett), allows access to juvenile criminal records in order to conduct firearm background checks.
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2025-H 5654, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen A. Fogarty (D-Dist. 35, South Kingstown), prohibits local licensing authorities from issuing a concealed carry permit to out of state residents based on permits issued by authorities from other states or subdivisions.
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2025-H 5666, sponsored by Rep. William W. O’Brien (D-Dist. 54, North Providence), mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and includes campus police in the definition of “law enforcement officer” for the purposes of the “Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.”
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2025-H 5890, sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Boylan (D-Dist. 66, Barrington, East Providence), specifies that it is unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to possess a firearm.
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2025-H 5935, sponsored by Rep. Richard R. Fascia (R-Dist. 42, Johnston, Cranston), expands firearm rights to recognize out of state carry permits, authorizes weapons carried during emergency evacuation and establishes an appeal process for denied permits.
The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on: Cox Communications, channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) on 15; and Verizon, on channel 34. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv
For more information, contact:
Larry Berman, Communications Director for the Office of the Speaker
State House Room 322
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2466
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