§ 22-3-1 Making of lists of persons elected
§ 22-3-2 Organization of senate – Secretary of the senate and reading clerk
§ 22-3-2.1 Powers of president
§ 22-3-3 Organization of house of representatives – Speaker – Clerks
§ 22-3-4 Filling of vacancies
§ 22-3-5 Grand committee for induction and election of officers
§ 22-3-6 Continuing effect of lists – Violations by secretary of state
§ 22-3-7 Provisions mandatory
§ 22-3-8 Form of engagement of legislators
§ 22-3-9 Engagement of legislators absent from organization meeting
§ 22-3-10 Election of president pro tempore of senate
§ 22-3-11 Election or appointment of committees
§ 22-3-12 Legislative manual
§ 22-3-13 Certification and delivery or retention of lists
§ 22-3-14 Correction of lists on certificate presented after call to order
§ 22-3-15 Substitution of incumbents for absentees on lists
§ 22-3-16 Persons entitled to participate in organization of houses
§ 22-3-17 Taking of engagement of office by members
§ 22-3-18 Electronic voting
§ 22-3-19 Sound system
§ 22-3-20 Resolutions of congratulations and condolence during adjournment
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly

  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Point of order: A claim made by a legislator from the floor that a rule of the legislature is being violated. If the Chair sustains the point of order, the action in violation of the rule is not permitted.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.