Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 22-7.6 – Permanent Joint Committee on Small Business


§ 22-7.6-1	Declaration of purpose – “Small business” defined
§ 22-7.6-2	Permanent committee – Composition
§ 22-7.6-3	Selection of officers
§ 22-7.6-4	Duties
§ 22-7.6-5	Reports and recommendations
§ 22-7.6-6	Technical assistance
§ 22-7.6-7	References to committee
§ 22-7.6-8	Place of meeting – Quorum

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.