Rep. Robert Craven

Maddy summaryThis is a symbolic resolution (not a substantive bill) passed by the Rhode Island House on June 3, 2025. It formally expresses gratitude to retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Jack Hammond for founding and leading Home Base National Center of Excellence for Mental Health and Brain Injuries. The resolution highlights his military service, leadership in combat operations, and his role in establishing the free, private-sector partnership between the Boston Red Sox, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School that provides mental health and brain injury care to veterans and their families at no cost. The resolution has no legal effect or policy changes; it solely serves to honor General Hammond's contributions.

Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in published notice to their agendas for purposes of discussion only if the revised agenda is filed with the secretary of state and posted on district website at least 48 hrs in advance of the meeting.

Requires every school bus, including buses used exclusively for to transport students receiving special education, to be equipped with a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system and retractable stop sign.

Maddy summaryHB 5196 eliminates the sunset date for child care funding specifically for Rhode Island child care educators and staff. The bill extends permanent eligibility for this program, which previously would have expired on July 31, 2025. It directly affects licensed childcare workers who provide care in centers or family homes for at least 20 hours weekly, as well as staff offering early intervention services to infants and toddlers. The provision ensures these workers continue to receive child care assistance to support their own employment, removing a temporary expiration. This is a policy change that makes an existing benefit permanent for this specific workforce group.

Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.

Maddy summaryHB 5145 amends the existing definitions related to motor vehicles. Specifically, it expands the definition of an "automobile" for registration purposes to include trucks that have a gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or less. This change allows owners of these lighter trucks to obtain passenger registration license plates instead of other types of vehicle registration.

Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product or the hiring of another to engage in force-feeding of a poultry product. Violations would be subject to a civil penalty of $500 per violation.

Maddy summaryThis House Resolution congratulates the town of Little Compton, Rhode Island, on the joyous occasion of its 350th anniversary in 2025. It directs the Secretary of State to transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the Little Compton Historical Society.

Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if they are injured and become disabled as a result of performance of their job duties.

Maddy summaryHouse Resolution 6330 commemorates May 11 through May 17, 2025, as "National Police Week" in the State of Rhode Island. This resolution honors all police and law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.