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Legislation
Apr 08, 2022
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  • 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
Mar 28, 2022
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  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Hotel Ejection of Guests (H 7910A & S 2511A)

We urged amendments to legislation which would allows allowing hotels to eject patrons who use “verbally abusive language.”
Status: Passed
Position: Needs amendments
Legislation
Mar 12, 2021
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  • Due Process|
  • +1 Issue

Stingrays (H 5866)

This important piece of technology, privacy, and law enforcement policy would have prohibited law enforcement agencies from using stingray devices without a court order.
Status: Died
Position: Support
Legislation
Jan 29, 2021
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  • Due Process

Solemnization of Marriage (H 5034 A, S 14)

We supported a bill which was introduced to streamline the process for individuals to gain the authority to solemnize certain marriages in Rhode Island.
Status: Passed
Position: Support
Legislation
Jan 22, 2021
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  • Due Process

Expulsion of House Members (H 5036)

Heard only two days after its introduction, this resolution sought to implement a process for the House to discipline and expel democratically elected leaders in its chamber.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Needs amendments
Legislation
Jun 16, 2020
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  • First Amendment|
  • +1 Issue

Office of Civil Rights Advocate (S 2585)

This bill would create an entirely new power for the Office of Civil Rights Advocate within the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office which would allow for this office to summon any person who may have information about potentially unlawful activities and compel them to disclose their knowledge.
Status: Passed Senate, Died in House
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Mar 13, 2020
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  • Due Process

Juvenile Interrogation (H 7431)

This bill would have prohibited the questioning of a juvenile suspected of criminal activity without a parent or legal guardian present.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Feb 18, 2020
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  • Due Process

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (H 7235)

Opposed by the ACLU, this legislation would allow 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: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Feb 03, 2020
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  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +2 Issues

Bills Which Contribute to the Statehouse-To-Prison Pipeline

Each legislative session, dozens of bills are introduced, and a number of them passed, which counteract the important work of criminal justice reform, as these new crimes and increased sentences are often arbitrary and almost always unnecessary.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose