---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS"
description: "Allows law enforcement to utilize mufflers, silencers, or other devices for deadening or muffling the sound of a firearm while acting within the scope of their official duties under the supervision of the police chief or colonel of the state police."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7570"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7570 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardillo", "Casey", "Chippendale", "Corvese", "Hull", "Lima", "Noret", "Phillips", "Spears"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-09"
last_action: "2024-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10329e76-711a-44c5-93ef-fe93dbfa18e6"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "8e144220cf496e1c6c369e282608618176dd7ec5287c5a867dca49b248fe562b"
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 7570 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS

Allows law enforcement to utilize mufflers, silencers, or other devices for deadening or muffling the sound of a firearm while acting within the scope of their official duties under the supervision of the police chief or colonel of the state police.

## Version chain

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

1. **7570 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7570A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **53–5** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **65–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cardillo — primary (person)
- Casey — primary (person)
- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- Lima — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-09** 02/09/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-23** 02/23/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/27/2024)
- **2024-02-27** 02/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-05-20** 05/20/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2024)
- **2024-05-23** 05/23/2024 Committee recommends passage `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 read and passed `passage`
- **2024-05-29** 05/29/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2024)
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-25** 06/25/2024 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/10329e76-711a-44c5-93ef-fe93dbfa18e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).