Commerce Committee, Rhode Island State Senate
The Commerce Committee is a standing committee of the Rhode Island State Senate. In 2013, the name of the Corporations Committee was changed to the Commerce Committee.
Per Section 5 of the Senate Rules, committees of the Rhode Island State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Senators are appointed to standing committees every two years. Each standing committee is made up of the President of the Senate and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate.[1] These three leaders are considered to be ex officio members with voting rights in all committees. Any vacancies that have occurred shall be filled by the President of the Senate.[2] The President of the Senate has the power to appoint the chair, vice chair, and secretary among the membership of each committee.[3]
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | It shall be the duty of the committee on commerce to consider the appointments of the governor referred to it by the senate which require the advice and consent of the senate and all legislation and matters relating to financial institutions, business regulation, property and casualty insurance, technology and telecommunications, for profit as well as not-for-profit business entities, to maintain oversight over the application, execution and operation of the laws within its jurisdiction and to consider such other matters as may be referred to it by the senate.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Commerce Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Commerce Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Commerce Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Commerce Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Roger Picard, Chair | • Elaine Morgan | |||
| • Marc Cote, Vice chair | ||||
| • Frank Ciccone | ||||
| • Paul Fogarty | ||||
| • Hanna Gallo | ||||
| • Frank Lombardo III | ||||
| • Ana Quezada | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Commerce Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Roger A. Picard, Chair | • Elaine Morgan | |||
| • William Walaska, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Marc A. Cote, Secretary | ||||
| • Frank Ciccone | ||||
| • Paul Fogarty | ||||
| • Hanna Gallo | ||||
| • Paul Jabour | ||||
| • Frank Lombardo III | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Commerce Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Roger A. Picard, Chair | • David E. Bates | |||
| • William Walaska, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Marc A. Cote, Secretary | ||||
| • Hanna M. Gallo | ||||
| • Paul V. Jabour | ||||
| • Frank Lombardo, III | ||||
2011-2012
| Corporations Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Joshua Miller, Chair | • Roger Picard, Vice Chair | |||
| • Beatrice Lanzi, Secretary | • Bethany Moura | |||
| • Frank Lombardo III | • Christopher Ottiano | |||
| • Hanna Gallo | • David Bates, Rhode Island Senator | |||
| • Marc Cote | ||||
| • Paul Jabour | ||||
2009-2010
| Corporations Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • James Sheehan | • David Bates | • Edward O'Neill | ||
| • Roger Picard | ||||
| • Joshua Miller | ||||
| • Paul Jabour | ||||
| • Hanna Gallo | ||||
| • Elizabeth Crowley | ||||
| • Marc Cote | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.2)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.3)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 21, 2021(Section 5.4)
- ↑ Rhode Island State Legislature, "2019-2020 -- S 0250 Substitute A," accessed February 22, 2021(Section 5.1-8)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
