The resolution amends the composition of the Permanent Advisory Council for the Rhode Island House Veterans' Affairs Committee, which was initially established by a resolution in January 2004 and subsequently amended in May 2004, January 2006, and March 2017. The latest amendment changes the membership of the council to include seventeen members. All members must be honorably discharged veterans and qualified electors of the state of Rhode Island, and they are to be appointed by the Speaker of the House.
The legislative council's explanation for the resolution clarifies that the purpose of the amendment is to increase the number of members on the Permanent Advisory Council for the Rhode Island House Veterans' Affairs Committee to seventeen. This adjustment ensures that all members are honorably discharged veterans and residents eligible to vote in Rhode Island, with appointments being made by the Speaker of the House.