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2/6/2023
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight to meet today to hear Senate rules
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STATE HOUSE — The Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight is scheduled to meet today to hear testimony on the proposed Senate rules for the 2023-24 legislative term.
The committee is scheduled to meet Monday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m. in Room 313 on the third floor of the State House. The panel will hear testimony on the proposed Senate rules (2023-S 0152) introduced by Sen. Mark P. McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick), who chairs the committee.
The proposal would include a provision for the Senate President to authorize a member to vote at session by limited-directed proxy if the member is unable to be physically present in the chamber due to a health or medical condition.
The committee is scheduled to meet again on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 5 p.m. at the same location, and is expected to vote on the proposed rules.
Today’s meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on Cox Communications channels 15 and 61 for high definition, i3Broadband (Formally Full Channel) on 15 and Verizon on channel 34. Livestreaming is available at https://www.rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/default.aspx
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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