Rep. Joseph McNamara

Maddy summaryThis bill is a House Resolution that designates May 21, 2024, as "Cox Impact Day" in Rhode Island to honor the contributions of Cox Communications. The measure acknowledges the company's charitable grants and community support efforts, specifically listing several local organizations that received funding for youth education and environmental projects. It also directs the Secretary of State to send official copies of the resolution to Cox Communications officials. As a ceremonial proclamation, the bill does not create new laws or change policies but serves to publicly recognize the company's philanthropic activities in the state.

Maddy summaryThis House resolution officially welcomes the Narragansett Council of the Scouts BSA to the Rhode Island State House and celebrates Scouting Month in February. The bill highlights the organization's extensive impact in the state, noting its thousands of youth participants, significant community service hours, and various educational programs that foster leadership and character development. It specifically acknowledges the council's facilities, including Camp Yawgoog and Adventure Base Camp, as well as their recent inclusion of girls in scouting programs. The resolution also recognizes the council's proposal to build a new Leadership and Program Center to expand year-round activities for Rhode Island youth.

Amends tax law on renewable energy products to exempt certain additional products from sales tax including battery energy storage system equipment, if supplied by a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic equipment.

Maddy summaryThis bill restricts registered nurses and nurse practitioners from administering general anesthetics and certain sedation drugs, such as propofol and ketamine, for surgical or diagnostic procedures. It designates licensed certified registered nurse anesthetists as the primary providers authorized to manage these medications, with specific exceptions for emergency airway situations or when treating intubated patients in intensive care settings. The legislation also clarifies that "Anesthesia Sedation Nurse Practitioner" is not a recognized specialty and explicitly prohibits non-anesthetist nurses from performing deep sedation or general anesthesia outside of these narrow emergency contexts.

Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.

Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Directs the allocation of $3,000,000 from the 2025 state budget to provide cash benefits to participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation.

Extends the sunset date of the Rhode Island hope scholarship pilot program from 2028 to 2030, in order to allow the program to provide eligible students with funding for tuition and mandatory fees for an additional two (2) years.