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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THE HAROLD M. METTS SCHOOL SAFETY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits possession of firearms on school grounds except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons under contract to provide school security services, and unloaded firearms in locked containers or a locked rack on motor vehicles.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THE HAROLD M. METTS SCHOOL SAFETY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits possession of firearms on school grounds except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons under contract to provide school security services, and unloaded firearms in locked containers or a locked rack on motor vehicles.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 73"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 73 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Attorney General", "Criminal Offense", "Education", "Firearms"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Coyne", "DiPalma", "Euer", "Gallo", "Goodwin", "Pearson", "Ruggerio"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-19"
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last_action: "2021-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/635ae65d-e3f7-4c11-818b-cdee05ee92d3"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "3602304ba7047583bc139a6e3eecec147b8c563ea2eeaf02e01ed58a4243931b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 73 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - THE HAROLD M. METTS SCHOOL SAFETY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits possession of firearms on school grounds except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons under contract to provide school security services, and unloaded firearms in locked containers or a locked rack on motor vehicles.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **73** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0073.pdf)
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## Votes
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- ACT OF 2021 — **28–10** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Coyne — primary (person)
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- DiPalma — primary (person)
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- Euer — primary (person)
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- Gallo — primary (person)
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- Goodwin — primary (person)
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- Pearson — primary (person)
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- Ruggerio — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-19** 01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-08** 04/08/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/12/2021)
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- **2021-04-12** 04/12/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/635ae65d-e3f7-4c11-818b-cdee05ee92d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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