All Legislation

Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • Gender Equality

Codifying Roe v. Wade Into State Law (H 7756)

Position: Support
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • Gender Equality

Ultrasounds (H 7489)

The ACLU and others testified in strong opposition to legislation that would require doctors to perform an ultrasound on a woman who has made the decision to abort and explain, in detail, information about the fetus.
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Marijuana Decriminalization (H 7838)

More than thirty House members are co-sponsoring a bill that, following in the footsteps of Massachusetts, would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Position: Support
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

DNA Testing of Arrestees (H 7186, S 2138)

House and Senate committees heard testimony on dangerous legislation requiring the collection of DNA samples from any person arrested for a felony.
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Internet Subpoenas (H 7775)

Ever since 9/11, the State Police have been fighting to enact a troubling proposal to give law enforcement broad authority to secretly obtain, without a warrant, subscriber information from Internet service providers.
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • Criminal Justice Reform

Ignition Interlocks (H 7111, S 2065)

The Affiliate testified in opposition to bills that would eliminate judicial discretion and require installation of an ignition interlock on the vehicle owned by DUI offenders.
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

LGBT Rights

Two major bills will be in play this year to support and legitimize the relationships of same-sex couples: one will allow them to marry, the other to divorce.
Position: Support
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • First Amendment

Tuition Tax Credits (H 5397)

Budget Article 32 would double, from $1 million to $2 million, the tax credit program for businesses that make donations to “scholarship organizations” that funnel money to private and parochial schools for tuition purposes.
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Mar 07, 2010
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Immigrant's Rights Legislation

Expect to see repeat legislation this year from Immigrants United (IU), a coalition of which the RI ACLU is an active member.