All Legislation

Legislation
Apr 14, 2022
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Decriminalization of Controlled Substances (H 7715, H 7896, H 8009)

We supported a variety of legislation which proposed to decriminalize certain drugs entirely or to change the threshold for which the possession of a certain amount of a controlled substance becomes a crime.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 08, 2022
gender equality
  • Gender Equality

Anti-Abortion Rights Legislation

The importance of the 2019 Reproductive Privacy Act – and continued advocacy around abortion rights – is especially clear in light of the slew of anti-choice bills which were introduced during this session.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 08, 2022
due process
  • Due Process

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (H 7668, S 2762)

Opposed by the ACLU, this legislation would have allowed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) to attest to a patient’s mental health condition and participate in certifying patients for mandated outpatient treatment, an action which is presently something that only doctors can do.
Status: Passed House, Died in Senate
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 08, 2022
gender equality
  • Gender Equality

Sex Work Decriminalization (S 2713, S 2716)

We testified in favor of two bills which would have explicitly decriminalized sex work and ensured that sex workers would be able to approach their work without inappropriate stigmatization.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 08, 2022
gender equality
  • Gender Equality|
  • +1 Issue

Legal Immunity for Sex Workers (H 7704)

We testified in support of a bill which would have granted legal immunity to individuals engaged in commercial sexual activity who report a crime that they are either a victim of or witness to.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support and Amend
Legislation
Apr 08, 2022
workers rights
  • Workers’ Rights

Fair Employment Practices (H 7904, H 7905A)

Critical proposed changes to the state’s Fair Employment Practices Act were introduced in two separate pieces of legislation.
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 01, 2022
students rights
  • Students’ Rights

School Security Committee (H 7806)

We opposed legislation which would have created a "school security committee" charged with facilitating the presence of “armed security personnel” in every school and promoting techniques for student surveillance.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 01, 2022
students rights
  • Students’ Rights

Arming Campus Police (H 7459, S 2778)

We opposed legislation which would have required that all campus police officers at a public institution of higher education in RI be armed.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 01, 2022
government transparency
  • Government Transparency

Open Meetings Translation (H 7829, S 2557)

We supported legislation which would have required public bodies to establish a plan for providing translation services at public meetings.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support