WEEKLY UPDATE
January 20
Bill introductions have been slow since the session began a couple of weeks ago. Only one new bill has been added to the tracker since last week. HR5074 requests that RI Resource Recovery Corporation conduct a waste audit of the State House. Committee appointments are ongoing in both chambers.
These first two weeks have focused on the needs of state’s unhoused community members given the Arctic Blast tearing through RI and much of the United States. Because of this focus, the Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government and Committee on Rules, Government Ethics, and Oversight will be hosting a special joint committee hearing to identify ways that the legislature can support efforts to alleviate the unmet need. No other committees have hearings scheduled at this time.