The Law Revision Office resolves, corrects and disseminates
the most current version of the Rhode Island General Laws. It is the
first office of the General Assembly to receive, process and review
all enacted legislation. The work of the Law Revision Office enables
all legislative offices to initiate their respective
responsibilities for each subsequent legislative session.
Statutorily, the Law Revision Office is responsible for editing and
modernizing Rhode Island’s laws. The director is authorized to
rearrange, rephrase and consolidate these laws so that obsolete
enactments are eliminated and imperfections cured. Through the
legislative mechanism of the Annual Statutes Bill, all substantive
editing by Law Revision must pass through both chambers of the
General Assembly, culminating in the printing and statewide use of
the volumes of the General Laws and the printing of the Public Laws,
Act & Resolves. Law Revision maintains a continuum of updated
information on its expansive portion of the legislative website
through the production of tables and numerous legislative Short
Title Lists.