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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS"
+description: "Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "SB 2202"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2202 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cano", "DiMario", "DiPalma", "Euer", "Felag", "Gallo", "Lauria", "Lawson", "Miller", "Pearson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-01-24"
+last_action: "2024-06-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7655a158-8733-427f-b18d-0e60108b8728"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "4ecf0987f4e818ebdc69790e485c6d7baefb36ee71ff64195522bd47dfd0fb2d"
+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 SB 2202 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS
+
+Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2202 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/SenateText24/S2202A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage — **30–7** (pass) · upper
+- Passage as Amended — **29–7** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE — **46–24** (pass) · upper
+- Approval of Amendment — **28–7** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cano — primary (person)
+- DiMario — primary (person)
+- DiPalma — primary (person)
+- Euer — primary (person)
+- Felag — primary (person)
+- Gallo — primary (person)
+- Lauria — primary (person)
+- Lawson — primary (person)
+- Miller — primary (person)
+- Pearson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-24** 01/24/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2024)
+- **2024-03-12** 03/12/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-13** 03/13/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/19/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-19** 03/19/2024 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2024-03-20** 03/20/2024 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-21** 05/21/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2024)
+- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2024-05-23** 05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/28/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 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/7655a158-8733-427f-b18d-0e60108b8728`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+