Rhode Island Senate exempts firearm safety equipment and storage devices from sales tax

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)

Last action · June 9, 2026: Senate read and passedSponsors: Thomas Paolino and 9 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Rhode Island exempts firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks, and from the state .

Why it matters

Lowers the retail purchase cost of firearm storage and locking mechanisms by eliminating the state sales tax for consumers purchasing these specific safety items.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

firearm purchasers

Directly affected

retailers selling firearm safety equipment

Retailers must update their point-of-sale systems to stop collecting sales tax on specified firearm safety and storage items.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What specific items are exempt from sales tax under this measure?

Firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks, and are exempt.

Does this measure apply to the purchase of firearms or ammunition?

No, the text specifies an exemption only for firearm safety equipment and storage devices, not firearms or ammunition themselves.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate.

Procedural history

7 actions

Jun 9, 2026Floor
Senate read and passed
Jun 2, 2026
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026)
Jun 2, 2026Floor
Committee recommends passage
May 29, 2026
Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
May 28, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 22, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

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