Proposed Rhode Island Firearm Legislation S2086
Legislation Overview
Title: Exempts from the sales tax firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks and biometric locks.
Subject: Taxation: TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES: TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION
Description: TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from the sales tax firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks and biometric locks.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Last Action Date: January 16, 2026
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Thomas Paolino (R); Elaine Morgan (R); Gordon Rogers (R); Jessica de la Cruz (R); Frank Ciccone (D); David Tikoian (D); Meghan Kallman (D); Pamela Lauria (D); Melissa Murray (D); Lori Urso (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 26% (10 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2026 | Introduced, referred to Senate Finance |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 16, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
