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H7282 2026 -- H 7282 ======== LC004313 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSION Introduced By: Representatives Place, Cruz, Potter, J. Lombardi, Newberry, Tanzi, Fascia, Felix, J. Brien, and Ajello Date Introduced: January 23, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Sections 12-1.1-4 and 12-1.1-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-1.1 entitled 2 State Crime Laboratory Commission are hereby amended to read as follows: 3 12-1.1-4. Membership. 4 (a) The commission shall consist of five (5) nine (9) members: the attorney general; the 5 superintendent of state police; and the chief justice of the Rhode Island supreme court; the president 6 of the Rhode Island Bar Association; the public defender; the president of the Rhode Island 7 Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; a representative of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs 8 Association appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; and two (2) public 9 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Appointed public 10 members shall serve two (2) year terms and shall be eligible to succeed themselves. 11 (b) Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Each member 12 of the board may designate a subordinate within his or her department or agency to represent him 13 or her at all meetings of the board. Three (3) members of the board shall constitute a quorum and 14 the vote of a majority of those present and voting shall be required for action. 15 (c) Members of the commission shall be removable by the governor pursuant to the 16 provisions of § 36-1-7 of the general laws and for cause only, and removal solely for partisan or 17 personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful. 18 12-1.1-6. Executive secretary Co-executive secretaries. 1 The dean deans of the College Colleges of Pharmacy and Engineering at the University of 2 Rhode Island shall serve as the executive secretary co-executive secretaries of the commission . The 3 executive secretary and shall oversee the administration of the state crime laboratory, including all 4 budgetary and personnel matters, and shall provide timely reports to the commission regarding all 5 matters pertaining to the state crime laboratory. 6 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004313 ======== LC004313 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSION *** 1 This act would increase the membership of the state crime laboratory commission from 2 five (5) to nine (9). It adds the chief justice of the Rhode Island supreme court, the presidents of 3 the state bar association and the Rhode Island criminal defense association and the public defender. 4 The act would also add the dean of the college of engineering as a co-executive secretary of the 5 commission. 6 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC004313 ======== LC004313 - Page 3 of 3
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