04-R
143
2004 -- S 2301 AS AMENDED
Enacted 03/23/04
S E N A T E R
E S O L U T I O N
PROPOSING A "REAL-TIME
BILL TRACKING SYSTEM"
Introduced By: Senators
Cote, J Montalbano, Paiva-Weed, Lenihan, and Badeau
Date
Introduced: February 05, 2004
WHEREAS,
An individual's right to information about their government's activities lies
at the heart of the democratic
process. The public's access to the creation and development of our
general laws is an essential
ingredient in providing citizens of the state with the tools and
knowledge necessary to actively
participate in a productive and constructive manner; and
WHEREAS,
In order to accomplish this goal the State of Rhode Island's General
Assembly has been committed to
expanding and enhancing new methods of disseminating
information to the public. The
Legislative Data department has played a key role in providing the
necessary tools to expand
technological access to legislative information; and
WHEREAS,
The addition of a tracking and e-mail bill tracking notification system
within the current computerized
reporting structure will assist the public with the extremely
difficult process of following
a specific bill through the entire legislative course of action; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
hereby requests Legislative
Data to analyze the implementation of an e-mail bill-tracking
notification program and to
report back to the Senate and the House of Representatives by May 1,
2004 with recommendations for
its implementation and cost; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy
of this resolution to the Director of Legislative Data Systems.
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