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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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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 POTENTIAL

IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESSING MUNICIPAL REAL ESTATE TAX APPEALS

     Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Lombardi, Lombardo, Ottiano, and Hodgson

     Date Introduced: March 25, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of twelve (12) members: two (2) of whom shall be members of the Senate, to be

appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be a member of a Rhode Island

Chamber of Commerce, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be the

President of the Rhode Island Commercial and Appraisal Board of Directors, or designee; one of

whom shall be a Rhode Island Real Estate Attorney, to be appointed by the President of the

Rhode Island Bar Association; two (2) of whom shall be members of The Rhode Island

Association of Assessing Officers (RIAAO), to be appointed by the President of RIAAO; one of

whom shall be a Rhode Island single family property owner, to be appointed by the President of

the Senate; one of whom shall be a Rhode Island multifamily property owner, to be appointed by

the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be a Rhode Island commercial property owner, to

be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode

Island Foundation, or designee; and one of whom shall be a representative from a hospital,

university, or other institution in Rhode Island which pays property taxes, to be appointed by the

President of the Senate.

     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 member of the general public.

      The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and provide

recommendations to accelerate the resolution of, and make improvements to, the processing of

municipal real estate tax appeals.

     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

the call of the Senate President and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the

legislators.

     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 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

Senate no later than January 15, 2015, and said commission shall expire on March 15, 2015.

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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 POTENTIAL

IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESSING MUNICIPAL REAL ESTATE TAX APPEALS

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     This resolution would create a twelve (12) member special legislative study commission

whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of potential improvements to

processing municipal real estate tax appeals, and who would report back to the Senate no later

than January 15, 2015, and whose life would expire on March 15, 2015.

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