---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY -- CAPTIVE HUNTING PROHIBITED"
description: "Prohibits captive hunting for domestic or wild animals and does not prohibit the release of domestic game birds for hunting on licensed shooting preserves."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7294"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7294 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Diaz", "O'Brien", "Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-26"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94092e8e-8db1-4b87-bef0-7001108b9293"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "2b9e1068d2d0f9bc94944c3b2cd9af124a592a6d9f2134297baea328e05c89b7"
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 7294 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- HUNTING AND HUNTING SAFETY -- CAPTIVE HUNTING PROHIBITED

Prohibits captive hunting for domestic or wild animals and does not prohibit the release of domestic game birds for hunting on licensed shooting preserves.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **7294 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7294A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Diaz — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-26** 01/26/2024 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** 02/02/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2024)
- **2024-02-06** 02/06/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2024)
- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-05-14** 05/14/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-18** 05/18/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/23/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-23** 05/23/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2024)
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/94092e8e-8db1-4b87-bef0-7001108b9293`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).