13-R399
2013 -- S 0246 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/11/13
J O I N T R E S
O L U T I O N
RELATING TO
TAXATION -- SALES TAX REPEAL ACT OF 2013
Introduced By: Senators Picard, Bates, Raptakis, Walaska, and Ottiano
Date Introduced: February 13, 2013
RESOLVED,
That a special legislative commission be and the same
is hereby created
consisting of thirteen (13) members: three (3) of whom shall be
members of the House of
Representatives, not more
than two (2) of whom from the same political party, to be appointed by
the Speaker; three (3) of whom shall be members of the
Senate, not more than two (2) of whom
from the same political party, to be appointed by the
Senate President; one of whom shall be the
Director of the Department
of Revenue, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director
of RIPEC, or designee; one of whom shall be the
President of the Greater Providence Chamber of
Commerce, or designee; two
(2) one of whom shall be a members member of
the business
community at large, one of whom shall to be appointed
by the Speaker, and one of whom shall be
a taxpayer representative appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom
shall be the
President of the Rhode
Island Hospitality Association, or designee; and one of whom shall be the
President
of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, or designee.
In
lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory
commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission
created by a general assembly
resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the
general public to serve in lieu
of a legislator, provided that the Majority Leader or
the Minority Leader of the political party
which is entitled to the appointment consents to the
appointment of the member of the general
public.
The
purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of all
aspects of
the current system pertaining to sales tax in the State
of
to, the possibility of repealing the sales tax.
Forthwith
upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at
the call of the Speaker of the House and Senate President
and organize and shall select from
among the legislators a chairperson. Vacancies in said
commission shall be filled in like manner
as the original appointment.
The
membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
All
departments, boards, commissions, and agencies of the state shall furnish such
advice
and information, documentary and otherwise, to said
commission and its agents as is deemed
necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the
purposes of this resolution.
The
Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to
provide
suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That the commission shall report its findings and
recommendations to the
General Assembly on or
before February 6, 2014, and said commission shall expire on April 8,
2014.
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