---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- BIRDS"
description: "Allows the taking of wild turkeys by using a crossbow in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by DEM."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7730"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7730 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Chippendale"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-02-28"
last_action: "2024-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/458e73bd-1dba-48a3-80fc-cb1e94f3b75f"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1b0615e0d68718206bc2b55db5a0e9b10641db87404a326d08285f8e1846b531"
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 7730 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- BIRDS

Allows the taking of wild turkeys by using a crossbow in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by DEM.

## Version chain

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

1. **7730** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7730.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Chippendale — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-28** 02/28/2024 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2024)
- **2024-04-04** 04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2024)
- **2024-06-05** 06/05/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 House read and passed `passage`
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/12/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-29** 06/29/2024 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/458e73bd-1dba-48a3-80fc-cb1e94f3b75f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).