Rhode Island General Laws Title 22. General Assembly § 22-11-3. Functions

(1) The preparation of the legislative payrolls;

(2) The preparation of requests for the annual operating budget for the general assembly;

(3) The control of house and senate appropriations, including expenditures of standing, select, and special committees of the general assembly, except those provided otherwise by law;

(4) All printing for the general assembly and its members and staff including, but not limited to, stationery, bills and journals and covers for them, daily calendars, public laws, acts of a local and private nature, and resolutions;

(5) The procuring of office space, supplies, equipment, and professional and technical assistants for the general assembly; and

(6) The exclusive responsibility for the purchase or rental of and the installation, obtaining, upkeep, and maintenance of electronic voting devices and equipment incidental to the devices, and sound systems for the house of representatives and senate chambers, including but not limited to entering into contracts and agreements for the purchase, rental, installation, or maintenance of the equipment and procuring the necessary supplies for the systems.