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Rhode Island House opens 2025 session, names rules committee and approves multiple condolence resolutions
Summary
On Jan. 9 the Rhode Island House of Representatives convened its 2025 opening session, appointed the chamber's rules committee, set deadlines for rule-related filings and training, and passed several condolence resolutions including one for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island House of Representatives opened its 2025 session on Jan. 9, appointed members to the House Rules Committee, set deadlines for submitting rule-change requests and ethics training, and voted to adopt several resolutions expressing condolences for notable public figures, including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The House, presided over by Speaker Shekharji, confirmed that a quorum was present and then moved through organizational business. The clerk read a correspondence from the speaker appointing Representative Kathleen Fogarty as chair of the House Rules Committee and listing committee members. Majority and minority caucus leadership teams were also announced by correspondence during the clerk's reading.
The session set a short calendar and immediate deadlines for members who wish to propose changes to chamber rules: legislation related to the rules must be submitted to Legislative Council by close of business the day the rules were introduced, with…
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