R.I. Gen. Laws § 22-7.6-8: Place of meeting — Quorum.

The joint committee on legislative services shall provide adequate space in the state house for the use of the joint committee on small business; provided, that the joint committee on small business may conduct hearings and hold meetings elsewhere when doing so will better serve its purposes. A majority in number of the joint committee on small business shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.