# Rhode Island H7753: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER .

Rhode Island H7753, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Earl A. Read, III (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 141) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7753-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H7753
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 141
- Sponsor: Earl A. Read, III (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (102 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Felony for disarming peace officers: benefit, medium. The law makes it a felony to knowingly take or try to take a firearm, deadly weapon, or less‑lethal device from a peace officer or certain state investigators. It also makes it a felony to knowingly take or try to take the officer’s on‑duty radio or mobile device. A conviction carries 1 to 5 years…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Earl A. Read, III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Chippendale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Arthur J. Corvese (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard R. Fascia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Deborah A. Fellela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas E. Noret (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William W. O'Brien (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul M. Santucci (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia A. Serpa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina L. Spears (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | Senate | RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER In Concurrence | pass | 33 | 5 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | House | DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER PASSAGE | pass | 69 | 1 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 141 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: House passed Sub A (House)
- 2026-06-08: Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-08: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 2026-06-06: Proposed Substitute
- 2026-06-06: Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 2026-04-30: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-04-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2026)
- 2026-04-03: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/08/2026)
- 2026-04-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- 2026-03-22: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/24/2026)
- 2026-03-20: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- 2026-02-12: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- H7753 - As Introduced, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7753.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7753.pdf)
- H7753 - Substitute, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7753A.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7753A.pdf)

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## Sources
- [H7753 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7753.htm)
- [H7753 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7753.pdf)
- [H7753 - Substitute (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7753A.htm)
- [H7753 - Substitute (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7753A.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7753-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).