Rhode Island State Senator

Jessica de la Cruz Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0187

Introduced
2/7/25  
Increases the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0245

Introduced
2/13/25  
Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0277

Introduced
2/13/25  
Provides equal Medicare for infants born-alive as a result of abortion procedure/natural delivery with violations subject to criminal penalties for medical personnel/loss of license/civil action for damages.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0280

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Engrossed
4/1/25  
Replaces state marshals with capitol police as to those law enforcement officers being exempt from certain firearm restrictions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0306

Introduced
2/13/25  
Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0308

Introduced
2/13/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0316

Introduced
2/21/25  
Requires a seventy-five percent (75%) supermajority vote by the board of directors to establish a quorum and to approve any action taken by the commerce corporation.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0318

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Allows for the procurement of nuclear power.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0334

Introduced
2/21/25  
Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0265

Introduced
2/13/25  
Amends the law on nursing home minimum staffing requirements in order that any penalty incurred during calendar years 2022, 2023, and 2024 would be abated.