Rhode Island General Laws Title 43. Statutes and Statutory Construction § 43-2-2. References to public laws amended or repealed

Every act amending or repealing a public law shall, immediately preceding the public law to be amended or repealed, refer to the law by the number and name of the chapter containing the law amended or repealed, and to the year of its passage; provided, that any failure to include the reference shall not invalidate or otherwise render void the act.