05-R 237

2005 -- H 6448

Enacted 05/03/05

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY PRE-INSURANCE

INSPECTION PROCEDURES RELATING TO USED VEHICLES

Introduced By: Representatives Gemma, Winfield, Sullivan, Schadone, and Church

Date Introduced: May 03, 2005

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

consisting of seven (7) members; one of whom shall be a member of the House of

Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a pre-

insurance inspection provider, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be

an underwriter with an insurance company, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of

whom shall be a member of a Special Investigations Unit of an Insurer's claims department, to be

appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Colonel of the Rhode Island

State Police, or designee; one of whom shall be the Chief of the Division of Motor Vehicles, or

designee; and one of whom shall be a member of the general public, to be appointed by the

Speaker of the House.

     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 pre-insurance

inspection procedures relating to used vehicles, as specified in Rhode Island General Law 27-

10.1-10.

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

the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select 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 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 Speaker of the House 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 no later than March 1, 2006 and said commission shall expire on May 1, 2006.

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