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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 VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HO ME RULE
CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF TIVERTON
Introduced By: Senators Felag, and DiPalma
Date Introduced: February 07, 2025
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. In all respects in which the amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the 1
town of Tiverton, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of 2
Tiverton on November 5, 2024, may require ratification, confirmation, validation, or enactment by 3
the general assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of said amendments to the Home Rule 4
Charter of the town of Tiverton are hereby ratified, confirmed, validated, and enacted. It is the 5
express intention of the general assembly, by the passage of this act, to give effect to, ratify, 6
confirm, validate, and enact those provisions of the said amendments to the Home Rule Charter of 7
the town of Tiverton which require ratification, confirmation, validation, or enactment and, by the 8
passage of this act, the legislature does hereby ratify, confirm, validate, and enact said provisions, 9
but nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers now or hereafter granted 10
to towns by the home rule amendment and other applicable laws of the State of Rhode Island or 11
those rights retained by said town of Tiverton in its Home Rule Charter. 12
SECTION 2. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to the town of Tiverton 13
or to any person or circumstances, is deemed invalid for any reason, the remainder of this act, or 14
the application of such provision to said town or other persons or circumstances, shall not be 15
affected thereby and, to this end, the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. 16
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SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE
CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF TIVERTON
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This act would validate and ratify the amendments to the Tiverton Home Rule Charter 1
which were approved by the electors of the town of Tiverton on November 5, 2024. 2
This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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