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Section 22-6-1. – Deputy sheriffs in attendance.

§ 22-6-1. Deputy sheriffs in attendance. The number of deputy sheriffs who shall attend upon the general assembly, at any session of it, shall not exceed three (3) in both chambers, unless by special order of the general assembly. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 19; G.L. 1909, […]

Section 22-6-11. – Duties of fiscal assistant.

§ 22-6-11. Duties of fiscal assistant. It shall be the duty of the fiscal assistant of the committee on finance of the house of representatives, with the approval of the chairperson of the committee, to: (1) Review all revenues received by the state in the last complete fiscal year, together with the estimates made for […]

Section 22-6-12. – Access to public records.

§ 22-6-12. Access to public records. The committee on finance of the house of representatives shall have free access to all public records and documents in this state which may be of value to it in connection with the research and study of the committee and its staff. The committee or any member or any […]

Section 22-6-13. – Subpoena power.

§ 22-6-13. Subpoena power. The committee on finance of the house of representatives is authorized in the performance of its duties as provided in §§ 22-6-10 — 22-6-12 to require the attendance of any state employee by subpoena or otherwise and to require the production of books, papers, and documents which are necessary for its […]

Section 22-6-14. – Staff offices.

§ 22-6-14. Staff offices. The committee on finance of the house of representatives shall be provided with suitable offices in the state house for its staff. History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 79, art. 3, § 1.

Section 22-6-15. – Annual appropriations.

§ 22-6-15. Annual appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate a sum that shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of §§ 22-6-10 — 22-6-14. History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 79, art. 3, § 1.

Section 22-6-2. – Committee clerks.

§ 22-6-2. Committee clerks. The chairperson of each of the committees on judiciary, corporations, special legislation, finance, labor, and health, education, and welfare of the senate and the committees on health, education and welfare, judiciary, corporations, special legislation, finance, and labor of the house of representatives, and the joint committee on accounts and claims may […]

Section 22-6-2.1. – Subpoena power.

§ 22-6-2.1. Subpoena power. The standing committees of the house of representatives as established by the rules of the house of representatives and the standing committees of the senate as established by the rules of the senate shall in the performance of their duties have the power upon majority vote of the committee members present […]

Section 22-6-2.2. – Immunity of witnesses in impeachment proceedings.

§ 22-6-2.2. Immunity of witnesses in impeachment proceedings. (a) In the case of any individual who has been or may be called to testify or provide other information at any proceeding in connection with any resolution of impeachment or impeachment trial before either house of the general assembly, or any committee, or any subcommittee of […]

Section 22-6-3. – Minority clerks.

§ 22-6-3. Minority clerks. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house shall appoint, upon the nomination of the leaders of the minority party, a minority clerk in the senate and a minority clerk in the house whose pay shall be determined and set by the joint committee on legislative services. History […]

Section 22-6-4. – Deposit and filing of petitions, bills, and resolutions.

§ 22-6-4. Deposit and filing of petitions, bills, and resolutions. Each clerk appointed under the provisions of §§ 22-6-2 and 22-6-3, within thirty (30) calendar days after the final adjournment of the general assembly in each even-numbered year, shall deposit with the secretary of state all petitions, bills, acts, and resolutions which are on the […]

Section 22-6-5. – Compensation of reading and recording clerks.

§ 22-6-5. Compensation of reading and recording clerks. The reading clerk of the senate, the reading clerk of the house of representatives, and the recording clerk of the house of representatives shall each receive a sum in full payment for all services rendered at any regular session of the general assembly as determined and set […]

Section 22-6-6. – Compensation of special committee clerks.

§ 22-6-6. Compensation of special committee clerks. The clerk of the judiciary committee, the clerk of the finance committee, the clerk of the corporations committee, the clerk of the special legislative committee, the clerk of the labor committee and the clerk of the health, education, and welfare committee of each house of the general assembly […]

Section 22-6-7. – Compensation of roving clerks.

§ 22-6-7. Compensation of roving clerks. The additional clerks of committees to serve the other committees of the senate under the direction of the clerk of the senate and the clerks of the committees of the house under the direction of the reading clerk of the house, the “roving clerks,” so-called, shall each receive a […]

Section 22-6-8. – Compensation of doorkeepers.

§ 22-6-8. Compensation of doorkeepers. The head doorkeepers of the senate and the house of representatives shall each receive a sum in full payment for all services rendered at any regular session of the general assembly as determined and set by the joint committee on legislative services. The assistant doorkeepers of the senate and the […]

Section 22-6-9. – Compensation of pages.

§ 22-6-9. Compensation of pages. The pages of the senate and the house of representatives, with the exception of the head pages of the senate and the house of representatives, and the assistant head page of the house of representatives, shall each receive a sum in full payment for all services rendered at any regular […]