Creates the joint committee of the repealer for a term of six (6) years to compile suggestions for repeal of certain statutes, regulations, and executive orders.

Plain-English Summary

This bill would create a special legislative committee called the "Joint Committee of the Repealer" that would exist for six years. The committee's main job would be to review existing Rhode Island laws, regulations, and executive orders and identify ones that should be removed or eliminated. Essentially, it would be a dedicated group focused on cleaning up the state's legal rulebook by finding outdated, redundant, or unnecessary rules.

The committee would be a "joint" committee, meaning it would include members from both the Rhode Island House and Senate working together. Over its six-year lifespan, the committee would gather and organize suggestions for which laws and regulations should be repealed, then presumably pass those recommendations along to the full legislature for action. The committee itself would not have the power to actually eliminate laws on its own — it would only compile recommendations.

This bill could affect virtually anyone in Rhode Island, since laws and regulations touch many areas of daily life, business, and government. Businesses, residents, and government agencies could all potentially be impacted if rules currently governing their activities are identified for repeal. Whether any specific law or regulation would actually be removed would depend on future decisions by the full General Assembly. The bill has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will decide whether to advance it further in the legislative process.