Rhode Island State Representative

Cherie Cruz Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5443

Introduced
2/12/25  
Creates process for individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5446

Introduced
2/12/25  
Permits a tenant, at the tenant’s expense, to implement energy conservation measures to any dwelling or dwelling unit such as removable weather-stripping around doors and windows.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5462

Introduced
2/12/25  
Provides that the early intervention program for developmentally disabled infants be under the jurisdiction of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS).
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5463

Introduced
2/12/25  
Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5465

Introduced
2/12/25  
Establishes a single-payer health care insurance system, consolidating public and private payments into a more efficient Medicare-for-all style program, funded by progressive taxes, to reduce health care costs.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5477

Introduced
2/12/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.)
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5487

Introduced
2/13/25  
Bans preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5488

Introduced
2/13/25  
Creates the School Libraries Act.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5501

Introduced
2/13/25  
Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but permits the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant's presence in court as required and to protect the community.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5480

Introduced
2/12/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DR. JOSEPH J. BOX