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4/8/2024
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Judiciary Committee meets twice this week for votes and testimony
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STATE HOUSE – The House Judiciary Committee will meet twice this week to vote on two bills and to hear testimony on a variety of legislation.
On Tuesday, April 9 at 3:45 p.m. in Room 101 of the State House, the committee will vote on the following bills:
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2024-7747A, sponsored by Rep. Justine A. Caldwell (D-Dist. 30, East Greenwich, West Greenwich), allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's Crime Victim Compensation Program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety.
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2024-H 7630, sponsored by Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry), provides for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death.
On Thursday, April 11 at the RISE of the House (approximately 4:45 p.m.) in the House Lounge, the committee will hear testimony on several bills.
Among the legislation scheduled to be heard are the following bills:
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2024-H 7048, sponsored by Rep. Cheri L. Cruz (D-Dist. 58, Pawtucket), requires the 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 affected by the person's incarceration and if so, shall impose a non-jail sentence.
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2024-H 7102, sponsored by Rep. Julie A. Casimiro (D-Dist. 31, North Kingstown, Exeter), establishes the Second Look Act and would permit incarcerated individuals to petition the sentencing court to consider a motion to reduce a sentence after the defendant has served at least 10 years of the sentence.
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2024-H 7161, sponsored by Rep. John J. Lombardi (D-Dist. 8, Providence), establishes the Rhode Island First Step Program requiring the Department of Corrections to assist offenders with reintegration into society, counseling, medical care, education, early sentence termination or pre-release confinement for elderly and terminally ill offenders.
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2024-H 7637, sponsored by Rep. Leonela Felix (D-Dist. 61, Pawtucket), establishes the Restrictive Housing Oversight Committee for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing (solitary confinement), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the Department of Corrections.
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2024-H 7956, sponsored by Rep. Jose F. Batista (D-Dist. 12, Providence), requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators and establish a presumption of personal recognizance unless the new alleged offense is a crime of violence as defined in the act.
The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox channel 61, on i3Broadband channel 15 and on Verizon channel 34. It will be live streamed at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/.
For more information, contact:
Larry Berman, Communications Director for the Office of the Speaker
State House Room 322
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2466
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