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 Scorecards page.
Incarcerating a parent takes an emotional toll on both the parent and the child that they are separated from because of their incarceration. The impact of incarceration on parents is also an issue of gender...
We opposed legislation which would require non-profit agencies seeking funding from the General Assembly to post on their website a variety of detailed financial information, including the salaries of the...
While we appreciate the concerns from some about the effect of social media on minors, we strongly opposed legislation which would require express parental or guardian consent for a minor in Rhode Island to...
As technology has evolved and advanced, so has the amount of data and information stored on a student's cell phone. With that in mind, we argued legislation should be amended that would require every public...
This bill would prevent ex-felons (under either state or federal law) from possession firearms under state law and imposes mandatory minimum sentences. Leaving aside any Second Amendment issues raised by...
We opposed legislation which would "permit non-sworn public safety officers and non-sworn security guards at private colleges and universities to detain individuals within the campus's jurisdiction when the...