{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-35-2.6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-2.6","heading":"Concise explanatory statement.","body":"At the time an agency files the final rule with the secretary of state, the agency shall issue a concise, explanatory statement, in a form prescribed by the secretary of state, which contains:\n(1) The agency’s reasons for creation of the rule, including the agency’s reasons for not accepting arguments made in testimony and comments;\n(2) Subject to § 42-35-6.1, the reasons for any change between the text of the proposed rule contained in the notice of proposed rulemaking and the text of the final rule; and\n(3) Any regulatory analysis prepared under § 42-35-2.9.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 35 Administrative Procedures"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-35/42-35-2.6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:50Z","sha256":"7efc833e77a47b3da7eda8c2b347512b37beac666b977b103db539ee3801cf4d","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-35-2.5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-35-2.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}