Rhode Island State Representative

Cherie Cruz Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5502

Introduced
2/13/25  
Furthers delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5508

Introduced
2/13/25  
Provides that commencing January 1, 2026, the minimum wage shall be twenty-two dollars ($22.00) per hour.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5510

Introduced
2/13/25  
Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant within sixty (60) days after the close of their fiscal year.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5523

Introduced
2/13/25  
Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5532

Introduced
2/13/25  
Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire staff such as school social workers, and behavioral specialists.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5535

Introduced
2/13/25  
Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5599

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes a corrections education and vocational planning group (CEVPG) to consider opportunities for career and educational programming.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5617

Introduced
2/26/25  
Sets a clear and enforceable standard for reducing the presence of harmful metals in personal care products, prioritizing public health through testing, labeling, and the development of safer alternatives.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5503

Introduced
2/13/25  
Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5538

Introduced
2/18/25  
Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.