Rhode Island House
Cherie Cruz
Democratic. House, district 58.
Emailrep-cruz@rilegislature.gov
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officialBills they sponsored
49 bills sponsored this session
TAXATION-PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- GLOCESTER -- EXEMPTION OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONSS 3262 · this session · introduced May 5, 2026
Chapter 317, Jun 24, 2026SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2026, AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDS 3230 · this session · introduced Apr 24, 2026
Senate read and passedSENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2026, TO BE PARKINSON S AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDS 3229 · this session · introduced Apr 24, 2026
Senate read and passedTOWNS AND CITIES -- DAM MANAGEMENT DISTRICTSS 3185 · this session · introduced Apr 3, 2026
Chapter 348, Jun 24, 2026HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL OF 2026, TO BE SECOND CHANCE MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDH 8392 · this session · introduced Apr 2, 2026
House read and passedTOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCESH 8387 · this session · introduced Apr 1, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACTH 8386 · this session · introduced Apr 1, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACTH 8385 · this session · introduced Apr 1, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE RHODE ISLAND HIP HOP HALL OF FAME ON ITS INAUGURAL CEREMONY HELD MARCH 8, 2026, AND HONORING ITS INDUCTEESH 8340 · this session · introduced Mar 24, 2026
House read and passedHOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 17, 2026, TO BE PROFOUND AUTISM DAY IN RHODE ISLANDH 8305 · this session · introduced Mar 17, 2026
House read and passedPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL TENANT S RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION ACTH 8141 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACTH 8113 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- JUST CAUSE EVICTIONSH 8109 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyDELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURTH 8090 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDSH 8085 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDSH 8084 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDSH 8083 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICEH 7841 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTSH 7838 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACTH 7766 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHEALTH AND SAFETY -- BED BUGS IN RESIDENTIAL PREMISES ACTH 7758 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILD CARE FOR ALL ACTH 7688 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2026
Introduced, referred to House FinanceELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACTH 7668 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE -- NOTICE OF VIOLATIONSH 7658 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTIONH 7652 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- TERMINATION OF SERVICE TO PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED, SERIOUSLY ILL, OR IN ARREARS OF PAYMENTH 7612 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studySENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JANUARY 25TH THROUGH JANUARY 31ST, 2026, AS NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDS 2336 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2026
Introduced, referred to Senate EducationCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDSH 7281 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS-DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS (Allows for the expansion of limited registrations of dentists and dental hygienists.)H 6240 · this session · introduced Apr 17, 2025
Introduced, referred to House CorporationsHOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL OF 2025, TO BE "SECOND CHANCE MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDH 6221 · this session · introduced Apr 10, 2025
House read and passedTO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE KANE-BARRENGOS FOUNDATIONH 6086 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Effective without Governor's signaturePUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Permits retired state employees to receive mileage and wages, if applicable, equal to that of full-time members of the board or commissionH 6002 · this session · introduced Feb 28, 2025
Introduced, referred to House FinanceTOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Caps the minimum lot size that may be required to not exceed three (3) new separate parameters relating to the availability of public water, sewer, and transit.)H 5964 · this session · introduced Feb 28, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyDELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits a peace officer, as defined in § 12-7-21, from employing threats, physical harm, deprivation, deception, coercion, or psychologically manipulatiH 5922 · this session · introduced Feb 28, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE (Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent, and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violationH 5921 · this session · introduced Feb 28, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyELECTIONS -- VOTING (Makes it easier to vote for people eligible to vote who are incarcerated at the Rhode Island adult correctional institute and creates the position of "voting coordinator," within the department of coH 5874 · this session · introduced Feb 28, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Provides that minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhoH 5799 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2025
Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal GovernmentCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Requires sentencing court to consider whether defendant is parent of child, or caregiver of elderly, disabled or terminally ill person whose well-being would be adversely affH 5648 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Permits those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provide criteria for the court to consider in determininH 5647 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT (Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of correH 5538 · this session · introduced Feb 18, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.)H 5503 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DR. JOSEPH J. BOXH 5480 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
House read and passedCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Reduces the time for expungements to three (3) years for a single misdemeanor and five (5) years for felonies and multiple misdemeanors.)H 5441 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
Referred to Senate JudiciaryBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE (Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient.)H 5334 · this session · introduced Feb 7, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILD CARE FOR ALL ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island Child Care for All Act which would provide high quality and affordable child care to families throughout the state.)H 5321 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Introduced, referred to House FinanceELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT (Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of correH 5274 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025
Withdrawn at sponsor's requestTOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE -- NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS (Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected H 5267 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE (Requires one elector of the parole board to be a person directly impacted by the criminal justice system who has completed the probation/parole process three (3) or more H 5180 · this session · introduced Jan 24, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- TERMINATION OF SERVICE TO PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED, SERIOUSLY ILL, OR IN ARREARS OF PAYMENT (Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certificatiH 5068 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2025
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