Rep. Dick Fascia

Maddy summaryHR 5789 proposes to appropriate $1,000,000 for the Meshanticut Lake paved walking path in Cranston, Rhode Island. This funding is specifically for the fiscal year 2025-2026. The purpose is to restore and enhance the walking path, ensuring it remains a safe and accessible recreational resource for the community.

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.

Allows an income tax credit for employer contributions to an eligible employee's ABLE account, for a maximum credit of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per employee, per year.

Dictates the length a search warrant involving a tracking device would be valid and provide a process to extend the time frame of the tracking device for good cause.

Maddy summaryHouse Resolution 6296 commemorates May of 2025 as "National Military Appreciation Month" in the State of Rhode Island. This resolution acknowledges the sacrifices of past and present U.S. Armed Forces members and their families, encouraging citizens to show support and observe various military-related holidays throughout the month.

Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.

Maddy summaryHouse Bill 6188, known as the "Linda DaLomba Purple Alert Act," establishes a statewide emergency alert system for missing adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. This system, called a "Purple Alert," will publicly disseminate information through a partnership between law enforcement, media outlets, and other entities. An alert can be activated when an adult with a documented intellectual disability is missing, their whereabouts are unknown, and their disappearance indicates a credible threat of danger. The State Police will develop protocols for activating these alerts, and the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency will conduct annual reviews and mandatory training for participating agencies.

Maddy summaryHB 6106 requires owners of "large multi-family dwellings" (buildings with more than 12 residential units) to obtain insurance that covers temporary housing for displaced tenants. This insurance must provide at least 30 days of alternate accommodations and storage costs if the building becomes uninhabitable due to events like fire, natural disaster, or loss of its certificate of occupancy. Landlords must inform tenants of this coverage, and the Department of Business Regulation can enforce compliance with fines. Tenants are also granted rights, including prompt notification of relocation arrangements and the ability to pursue legal action for non-compliance.

Allows any peace officer working in a Rhode Island school as a full or part-time resource officer to work in excess of the seventy-five (75) working days in a calendar year, and not have an interruption in their benefits.

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.