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 S0558

Introduced
2/26/25  
Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0561

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides a rebuttable defense if a person dies or sustains a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0571

Introduced
2/26/25  
Amends the section of law relative to violations for driving after denial, revocation or suspension of a license and expands the list of offenses for which an unlicensed motorist would be in violation.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0582

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides that fees for costs charged for search, retrieval or copying of public records shall be waived for members of the general assembly who certify that they are acting in their official capacity.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0585

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes the E-Verify compliance program which would require all non-governmental employers within the state with 3 or more employees to apply to participate in the federal E-Verify program and to agree to participate in the program, if accepted.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0562

Introduced
2/26/25  
Increases minimum sentence for first degree sexual assault and provides first 10 years of a sentence for first degree sexual assault not be subject to a suspension or deferment of sentence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0563

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits the distribution, transfer, or possession of any material that depicts a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and is obscene and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0564

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires DCYF to submit a one-time, detailed report on the effectiveness of EBPs in keeping children out of foster care, providing valuable data on the programs' impact on high-risk families, reunification outcomes, and program availability.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0566

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property, except residences, by an individual that is authorized and licensed to carry a firearm.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0567

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.