Rhode Island agencies confirm their rules every five years

Each state agency files an electronic notice listing its rules and confirming that it reviewed them. Each Rhode Island state agency files a notice about its lawfully adopted rules that are in force on the filing date. The notice covers rules the agency lawfully adopted that are in force on the filing date. Filing the notice does not replace the usual process for adopting, changing, or repealing rules. Agencies file on the first Tuesday in January every fifth year, following the schedule set by the secretary of state. The law takes effect upon passage.

Agencies give advance notice about rules they plan to refile and rules they will not refile. The notice covers rules the agency plans to refile and rules it will not refile. The notice must describe the agency's intended action and the subjects and issues involved. Agencies send notice to people who timely requested advance notice and publish it in newspapers with general circulation throughout the state. Notice is due 30 days before the agency refiles a rule or, for a rule it will not refile, 30 days before the agency's scheduled filing date.