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RI Gen L § 22-3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-6 - Continuing effect of lists - Violations by secretary of state.

§ 22-3-6. Continuing effect of lists — Violations by secretary of state.The list of members of the senate and of the house of representatives prepared and corrected as provided in this chapter shall continue to be the lists of members of the senate and of the house respectively, until altered by vote of the respective houses, and any secretary of state who shall willfully fail to prepare and correct the lists according to the provisions of this chapter, or to do any other thing in relation to the lists provided in this chapter to be done by him or her, or who shall fraudulently place upon any of the lists the name of any person not provided in this chapter to be placed on it, or who shall fraudulently neglect to place upon any of the lists the name of any person entitled to be placed on it, shall be imprisoned not less than one nor more than three (3) years.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 29; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 31; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 31; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-6.
RI Gen L § 22-3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-7 - Provisions mandatory.

§ 22-3-7. Provisions mandatory.The foregoing provisions of this title and the provisions of §§ 22-3-13 — 22-3-17 are mandatory and not merely directory.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 30, as enacted by P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 31; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 32, as enacted by P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 32; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-7.
RI Gen L § 22-3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-8 - Form of engagement of legislators.

§ 22-3-8. Form of engagement of legislators.The following shall be the form of engagement to be taken by the senators and representatives: You being chosen to the place of (naming the office) in the general assembly, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will be true and faithful to this state of Rhode Island; that you will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution and laws of this state, and that you will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of your office, to the best of your abilities, according to law; so help you God. (Or: this affirmation you make and give under peril of the penalty of perjury.)History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 33; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 35; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 35; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-8.
RI Gen L § 22-3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-9 - Engagement of legislators absent from organization meeting.

§ 22-3-9. Engagement of legislators absent from organization meeting.Senators and representatives not present at the first meeting of the respective houses shall, after presenting the evidence of their election, take the engagement of office before they shall act in their respective offices.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 32; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 33; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 34; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 34; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-9.
RI Gen L § 22-3-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-10 - Election of president pro tempore of senate.

§ 22-3-10. Election of president pro tempore of senate.On the first Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year, a president pro tempore of the senate shall be elected for a term of two (2) years.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 35; P.L. 1914, ch. 1051, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 36; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 37; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 37; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-10.
RI Gen L § 22-3-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-11 - Election or appointment of committees.

§ 22-3-11. Election or appointment of committees.In the month of January in each odd-numbered year, the senate shall elect its committees or provide by rule for their appointment, and the house of representatives shall elect its committees or provide by rule for their appointment.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 36; P.L. 1914, ch. 1051, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 37; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 38; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 38; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-11.
RI Gen L § 22-3-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-12 - Legislative manual.

§ 22-3-12. Legislative manual.The secretary of state shall prepare in each odd-numbered year a legislative manual for the use of the general assembly, containing the rolls of membership, the committees, the rules and orders, and any other matter that the secretary may think proper. The number of manuals to be printed and bound will be determined by the secretary of state. Ten (10) copies shall be distributed to each of the senators and representatives of the general assembly; forty (40) copies shall be placed at the disposal of the governor; and the remainder shall be placed in the hands of the secretary of state. There shall be appropriated in each odd numbered year, an amount sufficient to cover the cost of printing and binding of the manual.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 1057, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 11; P.L. 1920, ch. 1859, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 8; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-12; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 13, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 67.
RI Gen L § 22-3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-13 - Certification and delivery or retention of lists.

§ 22-3-13. Certification and delivery or retention of lists.At or before twelve o'clock noon (12:00 p.m.) on the first Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall certify and deliver to the reading clerk of the house of representatives the list of persons, made up as provided in § 22-3-1, entitled to seats in the house of representatives, and shall certify and retain in his or her possession the list of persons so made up entitled to seats in the senate.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 5; P.L. 1901, ch. 808, § 14; P.L. 1902, ch. 1046, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 20; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; P.L. 1914, ch. 1051, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 22; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 22; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-13.
RI Gen L § 22-3-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-14 - Correction of lists on certificate presented after call to order.

§ 22-3-14. Correction of lists on certificate presented after call to order.In case any person whose name does not appear on the lists shall, upon the calling to order as provided in this chapter of the senate and house of representatives, respectively, and before organization, present to the secretary of state a certificate of that person's election to the office of senator or representative, over the signatures of the board of elections, and there being no certificate of the election of any other person to that office returned to or received by the secretary of state as provided in this chapter, the secretary of state in the senate and the reading clerk in the house of representatives shall correct the lists, respectively, by placing on them the name of the person presenting the certificate as senator or representative as the case may be, from the senatorial district or representative district which it appears by the certificate he or she is entitled to represent, and by erasing from the list where it appears the name of the person previously placed on it as senator or representative by reason of no certificate of the election of any person to that office having been received by the secretary of state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 6; P.L. 1905, ch. 1229, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 21; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 23; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 23; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1040, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-14; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 24.
RI Gen L § 22-3-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-15 - Substitution of incumbents for absentees on lists.

§ 22-3-15. Substitution of incumbents for absentees on lists.In case any person whose name appears upon either of the lists made by the secretary of state as senator or representative from any senatorial district or representative district, by virtue of any certificate of election returned to the office of or received by the secretary of state, shall not be present at the time of calling the roll of members as provided below in this chapter, the list bearing the name of that person shall be further corrected, by the secretary of state in the senate and by the reading clerk in the house of representatives, by substituting for the person's name the name of the person then holding that office.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 22; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 24; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-15; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 24.
RI Gen L § 22-3-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-16 - Persons entitled to participate in organization of houses.

§ 22-3-16. Persons entitled to participate in organization of houses.The persons whose names appear upon the lists made up and corrected as provided in this chapter, and no others, shall be entitled to participate in the organization of the senate and house of representatives, respectively.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 23; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 25; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-16.
RI Gen L § 22-3-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-17 - Taking of engagement of office by members.

§ 22-3-17. Taking of engagement of office by members.On the first Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered year, at twelve o'clock noon (12:00 p.m.), the persons whose names are borne on the respective lists shall be admitted to take seats as members of the senate and house of representatives, respectively, and those persons shall assemble at that time in their respective chambers at Providence and take their engagement of office before the secretary of state, attorney general, or some person authorized by law to administer oaths.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 9; P.L. 1901, ch. 808, § 15; P.L. 1902, ch. 1046, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 24; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; P.L. 1914, ch. 1051, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 26; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-17.
RI Gen L § 22-3-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-18 - Electronic voting.

§ 22-3-18. Electronic voting.For the purpose of receiving and recording the vote of members of the general assembly pursuant to the rules of the senate and the house of representatives, the joint committee on legislative services shall provide for the senate and house of representatives an electronic device or devices for the use by the members of the general assembly in casting and recording votes.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 196, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 43.
RI Gen L § 22-3-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-19 - Sound system.

§ 22-3-19. Sound system.There shall be installed in the chambers of the general assembly for use by members a sound reinforcement system providing for pickup and amplification of one or more of one hundred and six (106) microphones under the control of the speaker of the house of representatives, with one of these microphones to be located on the desk of each representative, and amplification of one or more of fifty-four (54) microphones under the control of the president of the senate, with one of these microphones to be located on the desk of each senator.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 196, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 43.
RI Gen L § 22-3-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-20 - Resolutions of congratulations and condolence during adjournment.

§ 22-3-20. Resolutions of congratulations and condolence during adjournment.The speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate may approve a resolution of congratulations or condolence which resolution may be submitted during a period of adjournment of the general assembly. Each legislator shall be allowed no more than a total of twenty-five (25) of these resolutions annually.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 388, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 22.
RI Gen L § 22-4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-4 - Exemptions and Liabilities of Members|Section 22-4-1 - Warrants to compel attendance.

§ 22-4-1. Warrants to compel attendance.The attendance of senators elect and representatives elect, and of senators and representatives, may be compelled by warrant for that purpose under the hand of the presiding officer for the time being of the senate or house of representatives, as the case may be, directed to any deputy sheriff, which warrant may be executed by that officer in any county.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 31; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 32; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 33; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 33; G.L. 1956, § 22-4-1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 51.
RI Gen L § 22-4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-4 - Exemptions and Liabilities of Members|Section 22-4-2 - Exemption from process.

§ 22-4-2. Exemption from process.The person of every member of the general assembly shall be exempt from arrest, and his or her estate from attachment, in any civil action, during the session of the general assembly, and two (2) days before the commencement and two (2) days after the termination of the session; and all process served contrary to this section shall be void.History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 600; G.L. 1909, ch. 302, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 352, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 304, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 22-4-2.
RI Gen L § 22-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-4 - Exemptions and Liabilities of Members|Section 22-4-3 - Repealed.

§ 22-4-3. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 22-5-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-5 - The Grand Committee|Section 22-5-1 - Composition - Agreement to assemble.

§ 22-5-1. Composition — Agreement to assemble.Whenever in the Constitution or laws of this state it is provided that any act or business shall be done by the grand committee, this grand committee shall consist of a majority of all the members of the senate and a majority of all the members of the house of representatives, duly assembled pursuant to an invitation from one of those bodies, which has been accepted by the other, and the acceptance of which has been communicated by message to the body in which the invitation originated, and each house shall be attended by its secretaries and clerks.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 20, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 26, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 25, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 302, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 22-5-1.
RI Gen L § 22-5-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-5 - The Grand Committee|Section 22-5-2 - Roll call and quorum - Reading of invitation - Declaration of assembly.

§ 22-5-2. Roll call and quorum — Reading of invitation — Declaration of assembly.When the senate and house of representatives are assembled pursuant to an invitation, the presiding officer shall order the roll of the senate to be called by the clerk of the senate, and if a majority of all the members of the senate answer to their names, the clerk shall order the roll of the house of representatives to be called by the reading clerk of the house, and if a majority of all the members of the house answer to their names, the presiding officer shall declare that there is a quorum of the senate present, a quorum of the house present, and therefore a quorum of the grand committee present; he or she shall then cause the invitation to meet in grand committee to be read, and shall declare the grand committee to be assembled and ready to transact the business specified in the invitation; and no business shall be proceeded with until all of the provisions of this section have been complied with.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 20, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 26, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 25, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 302, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 22-5-2.
RI Gen L § 22-5-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-5 - The Grand Committee|Section 22-5-3 - Business limited by invitation - Subcommittee to count ballots.

§ 22-5-3. Business limited by invitation — Subcommittee to count ballots.No act or business of any kind shall be done in grand committee other than that which is distinctly specified in the invitation by virtue of which the grand committee is assembled, except to take a recess or to dissolve; provided, that the grand committee may appoint a subcommittee of its own members to count any ballots delivered to it and report the result of the count.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 20, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 26, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 25, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 302, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 22-5-3.
RI Gen L § 22-5-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-5 - The Grand Committee|Section 22-5-4 - Record of proceedings.

§ 22-5-4. Record of proceedings.The secretary of state, and in his or her absence the clerk of the senate, shall act as secretary of the grand committee, and shall keep a full record of the proceedings of it in a book to be provided and kept by the secretary of state for that purpose, which record shall in all cases include the names of the members of each house answering to their names at the roll calls provided for in § 22-5-2, and at all other roll calls ordered by the grand committee. In the event of the failure of any of the secretaries or clerks named in this chapter to attend, as provided in this section, the grand committee may elect some person or persons pro tempore to perform their duties.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 20, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 26, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 25, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 302, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 22-5-4.
RI Gen L § 22-5-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-5 - The Grand Committee|Section 22-5-5 - Roll call vote.

§ 22-5-5. Roll call vote.The ayes and noes of the grand committee shall be taken upon any question properly before the committee, at the request of one-fifth (⅕) of the members present; but this provision shall not be construed to require an aye and no vote upon the election of any candidate for office.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 20, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 26, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 25, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 302, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 22-5-5.
RI Gen L § 22-5-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-5 - The Grand Committee|Section 22-5-6 - Quorum.

§ 22-5-6. Quorum.A quorum of the grand committee shall always consist of a majority of all the members of the senate together with a majority of all the members of the house; and whenever it shall appear that a quorum is not present, no act or business shall be done, and no motion shall be in order except a motion to take a recess or that the grand committee dissolve.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 20, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 26, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 25, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 302, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 22-5-6.
RI Gen L § 22-5-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-5 - The Grand Committee|Section 22-5-7 - Provisions mandatory.

§ 22-5-7. Provisions mandatory.The provisions of this chapter are mandatory and not merely directory.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 20, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 26, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 25, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 302, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 22-5-7.
RI Gen L § 22-6-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-6 - Committees and Staff|Section 22-6-1 - Deputy sheriffs in attendance.

§ 22-6-1. Deputy sheriffs in attendance.The number of deputy sheriffs who shall attend upon the general assembly, at any session of it, shall not exceed three (3) in both chambers, unless by special order of the general assembly.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 34; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 35; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 36; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 36; G.L. 1956, § 22-6-1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 52.
RI Gen L § 22-6-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-6 - Committees and Staff|Section 22-6-2 - Committee clerks.

§ 22-6-2. Committee clerks.The chairperson of each of the committees on judiciary, corporations, special legislation, finance, labor, and health, education, and welfare of the senate and the committees on health, education and welfare, judiciary, corporations, special legislation, finance, and labor of the house of representatives, and the joint committee on accounts and claims may each employ a clerk, and the clerk of the latter committee shall be ex-officio clerk of the joint committee on law revision. In addition, the speaker of the house of representatives may appoint a deputy clerk to assist the recording clerk and in the absence of the recording clerk to perform the duties of the recording clerk as deputy and in the absence of the reading clerk to perform the duties of the reading clerk as deputy. The deputy clerk shall receive a sum in full payment for all services rendered at any regular session of the general assembly as determined and set by the joint committee on legislative services.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 38; P.L. 1917, ch. 1460, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 38; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 39; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 39; P.L. 1945, ch. 1537, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1669, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2158, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2652, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3411, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 22-6-2; P.L. 1962, ch. 253, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 237, § 2; P.L. 1967, ch. 3, § 1; P.L. 1967, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 1, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 164, § 1.