Rep. Deb Fellela

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes to provide $500,000 in funding to the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports cancer patients and survivors in Rhode Island. The money would be used for operational expenses to help the foundation continue its work, which includes offering support groups, financial aid for low-income individuals, free wellness classes, and cancer education programs. The legislation aims to assist an organization that has been serving the community for twenty years, particularly in an area with high rates of cancer diagnoses.

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.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes a $150,000 appropriation to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation to provide operating funds for the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center. The money is intended to support the base-level functions of the facility, which serves as a tourist information hub for the ten communities in Rhode Island's Blackstone River Valley. The resolution directs the state controller to release these funds from the general treasury for the 2024-2025 fiscal year upon receipt of proper financial vouchers.

Provides for remote participation in open public meetings of the long-term care coordinating council and would provide that a quorum of the council consists of 12 members.

Maddy summaryHB 7111 authorizes the town of Johnston to offer a tax credit to residents aged 65 or older. This provision allows the town council to create an ordinance that reduces property taxes for eligible homeowners, with the specific credit amount and rules to be set locally. The bill applies only to real estate owned and occupied by qualifying residents and is designed to be applied uniformly without considering individual ability to pay. By amending state law, the measure gives Johnston the same flexibility as other municipalities like Bristol and Cranston to provide targeted financial relief to senior citizens.

Relocates certain provisions of the general laws relating to child care assistance from the Rhode Island Works Program to the chapter on child care state subsidies.

This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $2,000,000 to the Elisha Project.

Repeals the provision that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their background checks.