Legislation

As an important piece of criminal justice reform legislation, this bill would slightly redefine in two ways the definitions of “felony” and “misdemeanor” in Rhode Island law.

We supported the repeal of the exemption of domestic workers from the state's minimum wage laws, noting that its impact is sexist, racially discriminatory, and limiting of the economic mobility of domestic workers.

We supported these bills which would prevent landlords from inquiring about the immigration status of their tenants or potential tenants, noting that this legislation is critical for ensuring that families with undocumented members can maintain housing without fear.

We strongly supported a bill which would have prohibited, absent a judicially authorized civil or criminal arrest warrant, the civil arrest of any person who is attending court either on behalf of themselves or a family or household member.

We supported legislation which would have required public bodies to establish a plan for providing translation services at public meetings, ensuring that access to these meetings is not inhibited because an individual does not fluently speak the language that the meeting is conducted in.

We supported the repeal of an exemption for domestic workers in state minimum wage laws, noting that its impact is sexist, racially discriminatory, and limiting of the economic mobility of domestic workers.

We strongly supported this bill which would not require proof of lawful presence in the United States to obtain a professional or occupational license.

We supported a number of pieces of legislation have been introduced with the intention of barring private prisons from operating in the state of RI entirely and limiting the ability for carceral facilities in RI to cooperate with ICE.