2022 -- S 2210 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE | |
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE LICENSING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS | |
AND CONTRACTORS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Coyne, Lombardo, Gallo, Picard, Ciccone, and Kallman | |
Date Introduced: February 08, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
1 | RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
2 | consisting of eleven (11) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more |
3 | than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of |
4 | whom shall be the Director of the Department of Business Regulation, or designee; one of whom |
5 | shall be the State Building Code Commissioner, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive |
6 | Officer of the Rhode Island Builders Association, or designee; two (2) of whom shall be members |
7 | of the Contractors’ Registration and Licensing Board to be appointed by the President of the |
8 | Senate; two (2) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island Builders Association, to be |
9 | appointed by the Executive Officer of the Rhode Island Builders Association; and one of whom |
10 | shall be a member of the general public, to be appointed by the President of the Senate. |
11 | In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory |
12 | commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly |
13 | resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu |
14 | of a legislator. |
15 | The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and make |
16 | recommendations regarding the licensing of residential builders and contractors. |
17 | Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
18 | the call of the President of the Senate and organize and shall select, from among the legislators, a |
19 | chairperson or co-chairpersons. |
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1 | Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
2 | The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
3 | All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
4 | documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
5 | desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
6 | The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide |
7 | suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further |
8 | RESOLVED, that the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
9 | Senate on or before January 15, 2023, and said commission shall expire on January 30, 2023. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE | |
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE LICENSING OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS | |
AND CONTRACTORS | |
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1 | This resolution would create an eleven (11) member special legislative commission |
2 | whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study and provide recommendations |
3 | regarding the licensing of residential builders and contractors, and who would report back to the |
4 | Senate no later than January 15, 2023, and whose life would expire on January 30, 2023. |
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