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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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A N A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE-OWNED AND
OPERATED PRINTING FACILITIES PREFERENCE ACT
Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, McEntee, Tanzi, Corvese, Shallcross Smith,
Cortvriend, Carson, Hull, Handy, and Diaz
Date Introduced: February 26, 2025
Referred To: House State Government & Elections
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Title 42 of the General Laws entitled "STATE AFFAIRS AND 1
GOVERNMENT" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2
CHAPTER 167 3
STATE-OWNED AND OPERATED PRINTING FACILITIES PREFERENCE ACT 4
42-167-1. Short title. 5
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “State-Owned and Operated Printing 6
Facilities Preference”. 7
42-167-2. Use of state-owned/operated printing facilities. 8
Any state agency, state institution of higher education, and quasi-public agency which 9
engages in the printing of more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, brochure, mail 10
piece, notice, and/or promotional material shall use an existing state-owned/operated print 11
shop/facility as long as said state-owned/operated print shop/facility is capable of processing and 12
manufacturing the aforementioned materials. 13
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE-OWNED AND
OPERATED PRINTING FACILITIES PREFERENCE ACT
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This act would require, that any state agency, state institution of higher education, and 1
quasi-public agency that engages in printing more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, 2
brochure, notice, or promotional material, to use a state-owned or operated print shop capable of 3
processing the material. 4
This act would take effect upon passage. 5
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