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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Requires correctional officers to qualify annually with the pistol or revolver rather than the previous requirement of biennial qualification.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Requires correctional officers to qualify annually with the pistol or revolver rather than the previous requirement of biennial qualification.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "HB 7705"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7705 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cardillo", "Craven", "Hull", "Noret", "Serpa", "Shanley", "Solomon", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2022-03-02"
+last_action: "2022-06-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f0d55c8-33d3-4822-b7d2-0b19a9828dac"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "33fcfe44c74afcfd5aca73a06a4073ad331f2972dea0d3f21b81eb35a104f2e7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 7705 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Requires correctional officers to qualify annually with the pistol or revolver rather than the previous requirement of biennial qualification.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7705 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7705A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cardillo — primary (person)
+- Craven — primary (person)
+- Hull — primary (person)
+- Noret — primary (person)
+- Serpa — primary (person)
+- Shanley — primary (person)
+- Solomon — primary (person)
+- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-03-02** 03/02/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-25** 03/25/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2022)
+- **2022-03-30** 03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/19/2022)
+- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2022-05-19** 05/19/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-05-25** 05/25/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2022)
+- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/21/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f0d55c8-33d3-4822-b7d2-0b19a9828dac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+