2023 -- S 0752
========
LC001565
========
S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
____________
A N A C T
RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- ORGANIZATION OF GENE RAL
ASSEMBLY
Introduced By: Senators Britto, F. Lombardi, Lawson, Ciccone, DiPalma, Acosta,
DiMario, and Tikoian
Date Introduced: March 22, 2023
Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
(Secretary of State)
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 22-3-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 22-3 entitled "Organization 1
of General Assembly" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
22-3-12. Legislative manual Government directory. 3
The secretary of state shall prepare in each odd-numbered year a legislative manual 4
maintain an up-to-date online directory of government officials for the use of the general assembly 5
public, containing the congressional delegation, general officers, general assembly members, rolls 6
of general assembly membership, the committees, the rules and orders, judiciary information, 7
municipal government information, state agency information and any other matter that the secretary 8
may think proper. The number of manuals to be printed and bound will be determined by the 9
secretary of state. Ten (10) copies shall be distributed to each of the senators and representatives of 10
the general assembly; forty (40) copies shall be placed at the disposal of the governor; and the 11
remainder shall be placed in the hands of the secretary of state. There shall be appropriated in each 12
odd numbered year, an amount sufficient to cover the cost of printing and binding of the manual. 13
The secretary of state shall also provide a printed government directory referencing the online 14
directory information to be printed and bound in a number to be determined by the secretary of 15
state for distribution and historical preservation purposes only. Entities included in the online 16
directory will be responsible for submitting up-to-date information. Users of the online directory 17
shall have access to all directory information and be provided with historical search capabilities so 18
LC001565 - Page 2 of 3
that the entire history of the online directory is made available to the public. 1
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 2
========
LC001565
========
LC001565 - Page 3 of 3
EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- ORGANIZATION OF GENE RAL
ASSEMBLY
***
This act would require the secretary of state to maintain, and provide to the public, an 1
online directory of government officials, a limited number of printed government directories, and 2
would eliminate the legislative manual used by the secretary of state to record rolls of general 3
assembly membership, committee memberships and rules. 4
This act would take effect upon passage. 5
========
LC001565
========