Every year, the ACLU of RI lobbies on hundreds of bills during Rhode Island's annual Legislative Session. Below are some of the bills we have tracked and testified on before the General Assembly. For more info on advocating for the issues you care about, check out our Advocacy 101 Guide. To see how your Reps and Senators voted on various bills over the past few years, visit our Legislative Voting Records page.
Legislation to stigmatize and humiliate the poor — by requiring welfare applicants to be drug-tested and fingerprinted — was the subject of recent hearings.
The ACLU testified against a bill greatly expanding the scope of criminal record checks performed on Department of Children, Youth and Families employees and volunteers.
Introduced for the past several years, the Affiliate will continue to push for strengthened racial profiling legislation.
The Senate heard testimony on a recurring piece of legislation that would allow police to pull cars over solely for seat belt violations.
Legislation was introduced to address regulations from the Board of Elections which unfairly limit the counting of provisional ballots and the rights of candidates to contest disputed ballots during...