Legislation

Rhode Island

State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S.  Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second.  If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House.  If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate.  A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo

Rhode Island Loutinent Govenor Daniel J. McKee

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin

 

U.S. Senators representing Rhode Island should not be confused with Rhode Island State Senators.  Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators.  However, there are far more than 100 total senators.

 

Rhode Island         US Senator    Jack Reed

Rhode Island         US Senator    Sheldon Whitehouse

 

Rhode Island U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with Rhode Island State House Representatives. Rhode Island has 2 U.S. House Representative.

 

Rhode Island Senate

Rhode Island State Senators should not be confused with Rhode Island US Senators. Rhode Island has 38 Senators.

Rhode Island House

Rhode Island State House Representatives should not be confused with Rhode Island US House Representatives. Rhode Island has 75 State House Representatives.