Rhode Island State Scorecard

S2828 Suppressor Ban Exemption (passed 57 to 4 on 06/13/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s weapons laws to maintain the prohibition on manufacturing, selling, purchasing, or possessing firearm silencers, while creating an exemption for law enforcement officers.

H7830 Expanding Attorney General's Authority (passed 30 to 7 on 6/13/2024). Allows the state Attorney General to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity.

H7830 Expanding Attorney General's Authority (passed 49 to 19 on 6/13/2024). Allows the state Attorney General to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity.

H7616 Renewable Energy Subsidy Program (passed 70 to 1 on 06/12/2024). Establishes the Renewable Ready Program to promote renewable energy development on contaminated or state-owned sites by creating a fund within the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank.

S2780 Election Drop Boxes (passed 59 to 12 on 6/12/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s mail ballot laws to require that mail ballot drop boxes be accessible to the public starting 35 days prior to state and federal elections, and 20 days prior to special elections.

S2780 Election Drop Boxes (passed 32 to 5 on 6/11/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s mail ballot laws to require that mail ballot drop boxes be accessible to the public starting 35 days prior to state and federal elections, and 20 days prior to special elections.

S2202 Firearm Storage Requirement (passed 30 to 7 on 06/06/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s weapons laws to mandate safe storage of firearms, requiring they be secured in locked containers or equipped with safety devices when not in use.

H7373 Firearm Storage Requirement (passed 46 to 24 on 5/28/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s weapons laws to mandate safe storage of firearms, requiring they be secured in locked containers or equipped with safety devices when not in use.

S2397 Taxpayer Funded Dialysis for Illegal Immigrants (passed 36 to 1 on 05/21/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s Office of Health and Human Services laws to provide Emergency Medicaid coverage for dialysis treatment and kidney transplants for non-citizens who do not qualify for Medicaid.

S2719 Drug Cost Review Commission (passed 28 to 8 on 05/21/2024). Establishes the Rhode Island Drug Cost Review Commission to review and set price limits for prescription drugs when manufacturers increase or introduce prices above specified thresholds.