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Mar 06, 2020
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  • Gender Equality

Fetal Heartbeat Resolution (H 7355)

Although this resolution would create no binding legal language or alter the protections codified just last session by the Reproductive Privacy Act, we opposed this bill which would claim to “recognize” that the existence of a fetal heartbeat of flutter is evidence of the existence of human life.
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Mar 06, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice

Decriminalization of Buprenorphine (S 2277)

This legislation would exclude buprenorphine from the list of controlled substances for which possession can result in such penalties, ensuring that substance use disorders are treated by rehabilitative and supportive measures rather than as issues of criminal justice.
Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice

Civil Death (H 7544)

This legislation would repeal an outmoded statute which declares any person serving a life sentence in prison "civilly dead."
Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
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  • Voting Rights

Legislative Redistricting (H 7260, S 2077)

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Mar 06, 2020
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  • Immigrants’ Rights

Tenant Immigration Status (S 2258)

This bill would positively prevent landlords from inquiring about the immigration status of their tenants or potential tenants.
Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice

Criminal Record Checks

Often, seemingly innocuous licensing bills have provisions including expansive and vague language which could render individuals with a criminal background, no matter what crimes they have been convicted of or how long ago their conviction was, unable to procure certain occupational licenses.
Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
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  • First Amendment

Tuition Tax Credits (H 7171, Article 10)

We opposed a provison within the proposed FY 2021 budget which would expand the tax credit program for businesses that make donations to “scholarship organizations” which funnel money to private and parochial schools for tuition purposes.
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Mar 06, 2020
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  • First Amendment

Child Erotica (H 7737)

The distribution or display of constitutionally protected conduct cannot be elevated to a criminal offense solely because of how the person viewing it reacts, yet this bill would unconstitutionally punish individuals based on a prediction of how they respond to certain types of protected speech.
Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Gender Inclusive Bathrooms (S 2557)

This bill would require that all newly constructed single-user public bathroom facilities be gender neutral, and thus allow all Rhode Islanders to access bathrooms in a non-stigmatizing manner.
Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
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Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
  • Gender Equality

Fetal Heartbeat Resolution (H 7355)

Although this resolution would create no binding legal language or alter the protections codified just last session by the Reproductive Privacy Act, we opposed this bill which would claim to “recognize” that the existence of a fetal heartbeat of flutter is evidence of the existence of human life.
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Mar 06, 2020
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Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
  • Criminal Justice

Decriminalization of Buprenorphine (S 2277)

This legislation would exclude buprenorphine from the list of controlled substances for which possession can result in such penalties, ensuring that substance use disorders are treated by rehabilitative and supportive measures rather than as issues of criminal justice.
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Mar 06, 2020
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Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
  • Criminal Justice

Civil Death (H 7544)

This legislation would repeal an outmoded statute which declares any person serving a life sentence in prison "civilly dead."
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Mar 06, 2020
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Mar 06, 2020
  • Voting Rights

Legislative Redistricting (H 7260, S 2077)

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Mar 06, 2020
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Mar 06, 2020
  • Immigrants’ Rights

Tenant Immigration Status (S 2258)

This bill would positively prevent landlords from inquiring about the immigration status of their tenants or potential tenants.
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Mar 06, 2020
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Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
  • Criminal Justice

Criminal Record Checks

Often, seemingly innocuous licensing bills have provisions including expansive and vague language which could render individuals with a criminal background, no matter what crimes they have been convicted of or how long ago their conviction was, unable to procure certain occupational licenses.
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Mar 06, 2020
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Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
  • First Amendment

Tuition Tax Credits (H 7171, Article 10)

We opposed a provison within the proposed FY 2021 budget which would expand the tax credit program for businesses that make donations to “scholarship organizations” which funnel money to private and parochial schools for tuition purposes.
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Mar 06, 2020
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Legislation
Mar 06, 2020
  • First Amendment

Child Erotica (H 7737)

The distribution or display of constitutionally protected conduct cannot be elevated to a criminal offense solely because of how the person viewing it reacts, yet this bill would unconstitutionally punish individuals based on a prediction of how they respond to certain types of protected speech.
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Mar 06, 2020
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Mar 06, 2020
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Gender Inclusive Bathrooms (S 2557)

This bill would require that all newly constructed single-user public bathroom facilities be gender neutral, and thus allow all Rhode Islanders to access bathrooms in a non-stigmatizing manner.
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