Legislation

We strongly supported a bill which would have proposed an amendment to the Rhode Island constitution guaranteeing the right to an adequate education.

While ensuring a healthy workplace is a laudable goal, we opposed a piece of legislation which would have created a far-reaching “civility code” and imposed liability on employers or co-workers who are, among other things, “overbearing.”

We strongly supported legislation that expands access to a driver’s license to undocumented individuals.

We supported this bill which would have prevented landlords from inquiring about the immigration status of their tenants or potential tenants.

We urged enactment of a bill which would have provided specific technological privacy protections for students using school-loaned devices.

We supported legislation which would have promoted the pretrial release of individuals without the requirement of monetary bail.

We strongly supported a bill which would have prohibited the questioning of a juvenile suspected of criminal activity without a parent or legal guardian present.

We opposed legislation which lowers the age which would define an “elder” from 65 to 60 years old for the purposes of the criminal offense of “exploiting an elder."

We supported a repeal of this law which requires all voters in RI to present photo ID at the polls on Election Day, noting that it presents an unnecessary barrier to eligible voters who may not have ready access to a photo ID.