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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5715 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001377 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- ORDINANCES |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representative William W. O'Brien |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: February 17, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 45-6-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-6 entitled "Ordinances" is 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 45-6-7. Publication of ordinances. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) All ordinances, bylaws and regulations shall be printed and published in any manner 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | that the town or city council directs; provided, that the city or town clerk delivers shall file at least 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | one copy of all ordinances including all amendments to those ordinances to the state law library 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | and the state library within ten (10) days after being printed or published with the secretary of state. 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | The ordinance or the amendment to an ordinance shall become effective upon filing. 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) The secretary of state shall create an online index of all city and town ordinances, 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | including all amendments to those ordinances, in a form, numbering and manner to allow the public 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | to view each city or town ordinance or amendment to those ordinances, and to compare ordinances. 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (c) Each city and town shall comply with subsection (a) of this section within one year of 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | the effective date of this section. 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | LC001377 |
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| 41 | 41 | | LC001377 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 43 | 43 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 44 | 44 | | OF |
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| 45 | 45 | | A N A C T |
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| 46 | 46 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES -- ORDINANCES |
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| 47 | 47 | | *** |
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| 48 | 48 | | This act would require that all cities and towns file all ordinances and amendments to those 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | ordinances with the secretary of state. Such ordinances or amendments to those ordinances would 2 |
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| 50 | 50 | | become effective upon filing with the secretary of state. The secretary of state would be required 3 |
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| 51 | 51 | | to create an online index which would allow the public to view all city and town ordinances and 4 |
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| 52 | 52 | | amendments to those ordinances. Each city and town would have one year to comply with this act. 5 |
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| 53 | 53 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 6 |
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| 55 | 55 | | LC001377 |
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