---
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).