Rhode Island State Representative

Cherie Cruz Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5180

Introduced
1/24/25  
Requires one elector of the parole board to be a person directly impacted by the criminal justice system who has completed the probation/parole process three (3) or more years prior to selection with a professional background in certain enumerated areas.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5186

Introduced
1/24/25  
Amends current law on controlled substances to permit psilocybin to be cultivated within a person's residence for personal use and contingent on the US FDA's program, mandate that RI department of health establish rules regulations.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5196

Introduced
1/24/25  
Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5197

Introduced
1/24/25  
Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5205

Introduced
1/24/25  
Would provide children up to age three (3) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care so that they are not at risk of losing coverage at the yearly redetermination due solely to administrative barriers.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5207

Introduced
1/28/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND FELLOWS AFFILIATED WITH BROWN UNIVERSITY ON THEIR SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS TO ORGANIZE UNIONS AT RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL-BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND CARE NEW ENGLAND HOSPITALS
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5219

Introduced
1/29/25  
Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5220

Introduced
1/29/25  
Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5245

Introduced
1/31/25  
Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5250

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
5/8/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Adds Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the definition of "holidays" to the chapter governing retail business.