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.
This important piece of technology, privacy, and law enforcement policy would prohibit law enforcement agencies from using stingray devices without a court order. Stingrays are devices which mimic cell...
The ACLU of RI was in strong support of this legislation which would repeal three discriminatory and outmoded laws that unfairly target sex workers. The first piece of legislation repeals a current state...
After the quiet expiration of the CCPRA in 2020, a statute which mandated the collection of traffic stop and search data from every law enforcement agency in Rhode Island, we are supporting legislation that...
While ensuring a healthy workplace is a laudable goal, we opposed a piece of far-reaching and subjective legislation which imposes liability on employers or co-workers who, among other actions, "confuse" a...
For Rhode Islanders who are members of the immigrant community, a conviction...
The R.I. Supreme Court has held that, without legislative authorization, the state Constitution’s Declaration of Rights is not enforceable. We therefore strongly supported this bill which would provide long...