2014 -- S 2886 AS AMENDED | |
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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 CHANGES TO JOINT | |
TORTFEASORS | |
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Introduced By: Senator Michael J.McCaffrey | |
Date Introduced: April 09, 2014 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
1 | RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
2 | consisting of five (5) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more than |
3 | two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of |
4 | whom shall be a member of the Rhode Island Association of Justice, to be designated by the |
5 | President of the Rhode Island Association of Justice; and one of whom shall be a member of the |
6 | Defense Counsel of Rhode Island, to be designated by the President of the Defense Counsel of |
7 | Rhode Island. The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and make |
8 | recommendations for proposed changes to § 10-6-7 of the Rhode Island General Laws. |
9 | Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
10 | the call of the President of the Senate and organize and shall select a chairperson. |
11 | Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
12 | The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
13 | All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
14 | documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
15 | desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
16 | The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide |
17 | suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
2 | Senate no later than January 6, 2015, and said commission shall expire on March 6, 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 CHANGES TO JOINT | |
TORTFEASORS | |
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1 | This resolution would create a five (5) member special legislative study commission |
2 | whose purpose it would be to study proposed changes to § 10-6-7 of the Rhode Island General |
3 | Laws, and who would report back to the Senate no later than January 6, 2015, and whose life |
4 | would expire on March 6, 2015. |
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