Rhode Island State Senator

Jessica de la Cruz Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0598

Introduced
3/6/25  
Provides a criminal background check procedure for for-hire intrastate passenger transportation services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0630

Introduced
3/7/25  
Requires electric and gas utilities to provide a detailed breakdown of supply, delivery, and public policy costs on electric and gas bills, including specific costs for renewable energy sources, and mandates public comment and PUC approval.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0636

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Report Pass
4/30/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0652

Introduced
3/7/25  
Adds advanced recycling as a definition for refuse disposal. Adds the advanced recycling facility that means a facility that receives, stores and converts post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks using advanced recycling.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0655

Introduced
3/7/25  
Caps delinquent tax interest rate at 12%. Prohibits audits beyond 3 years from date of tax filing, 7 years for fraudulent filings, and in no event beyond 10 years from date of filing or required filing date, whichever is later.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0656

Introduced
3/7/25  
Authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. Also reinstates a suspended driver’s license upon payment in full.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0657

Introduced
3/7/25  
Authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0690

Introduced
3/7/25  
Requires health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It also prohibits requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0694

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0725

Introduced
3/7/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER (Proposes a state constitutional amendment that no department or other entity created by the state would have poser to incur debt in excess of $ 50,000, without express approval from the legislature and voters.)