R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-3-20

Wherever in any general law, public law, act, or resolution of the general assembly an officer, board, commission, state department, or agency is required to make a financial report of its receipts and disbursements or its requirements, the required report means a report to the state controller as required by chapter 6 of title 35; provided, that nothing in this section shall apply to the reports required to be made to the governor and to the general assembly by the state controller.