The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary to pay the administrative and other expenses of the state government.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 35-3-2
Annual appropriations for state government
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Palmigiano v. Garrahy (1979)
Most recently applied in In re Request of the House of Representatives for an Advisory Opinion (May 1990)
P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 632, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 35-3-2.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.