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Senate Committee on Judiciary: 2-11-2025

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Updated: Feb 24




Senate Bill No.59

BY Tikoian, Lawson, Britto, Gallo, LaMountain, Gu, Bissaillon, Felag, Dimitri, Burke

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC697/1}

(Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases or shell casings seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing, also would require 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be entered into NIBIN)

01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration


Senate Bill No. 60

BY Britto, DiMario, Ciccone, Murray, LaMountain, Gallo, Lawson, Gu, McKenney, Kallman

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY

PROVISIONS -- DIGITAL ELECTRONICS RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT {LC700/1} (Establishes a

digital electronics right to repair, which allows for digital electronic equipment and parts that are

sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider.)

01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration


Senate Bill No. 63

BY Acosta, Mack, Quezada, Kallman, LaMountain, Vargas, Bissaillon, Euer, McKenney

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS

{LC216/1} (Furthers delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.)

01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration


Senate Bill No. 65

BY de la Cruz, LaMountain, Ciccone, Burke, Rogers, Paolino, E Morgan

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS {LC337/1}

(Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general.)

01/23/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration


Senate Bill No. 133

BY LaMountain, Patalano, Burke, Felag, Tikoian, Lawson, Dimitri

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- PROHIBITION OF UNFAIR SERVICE

AGREEMENTS {LC981/1} (Prohibits the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future.)

01/31/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration


Senate Bill No. 134

BY Burke, Tikoian, LaMountain, Felag, McKenney, Appollonio

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN --

TREATMENT OF JUVENILES FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY {LC880/1} (Amends the

statute so as to conform to current statutory penalties for possession of marijuana offenses

promulgated in the Rhode Island cannabis act allowing for possession of up to two ounces (2 oz.) of marijuana.)

01/31/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration


Senate Bill No. 149

BY Rogers, de la Cruz, Paolino, E Morgan, Raptakis

ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE --

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT {LC354/1} (Limits the governor to one thirty (30) day renewal

of a declaration of emergency without a joint resolution of the general assembly.)

01/31/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration


Senate Bill No. 153

BY DiMario, LaMountain, Burke, McKenney, Patalano, Quezada, Ujifusa, Gallo, Sosnowski,

Pearson ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN -- VLOGS {LC602/1} (Establishes a statutory framework designed to protect minors who are engaging in the business of vlogging on social media and the Internet.)

01/31/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

02/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration

 
 
 

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