It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 12-11.1-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-11.1 entitled "Statewide Grand Juries" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 12-11.1-4. Composition -- Secretary of state required to inform jury commissioner. -- ADD} A statewide grand jury shall be selected at random from the names of all prospective grand jurors appearing on current lists compiled pursuant to chapter 9 of title 9. In selecting such jurors, the jury commissioner shall select from each county a number of grand jurors which shall bear to the total number of grand jurors to be selected the same proportion as the current number of voters from the county bears to the total current number of voters for the state as a whole. For purposes of this section, {ADD Providence and Bristol counties shall be considered one county, and ADD} the size of the statewide grand jury shall be considered as twenty-three (23) members; provided, however, the actual size of the statewide grand jury shall conform to the provisions of section 12-11-1 of the general laws and rule 6 (a) of the superior court rules of criminal procedure. {DEL During the month of April of each year, the secretary of state shall certify to the jury commissioner from the most current figures available to his or her office as of the first Monday of April of each year, the total number of voters for the state as a whole and the total number of voters for each county. DEL}

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.