All Legislation

Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Expansion of “Hazing” Offenses (S 2678)

We opposed legislation which would provide that any “person in charge” of student organizations who permits hazing activities or “negligently fails to take reasonable measures” to prevent hazing” could face a potential year-long prison sentence.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
racial justice
  • Racial Justice

Indian Child Welfare Act (H 7697)

Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
students rights
  • Students’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Multilingual Students Bill of Rights (S 2842)

Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
due process
  • Due Process

Statute of Limitations for Child Abuse Offenses (H 7629)

We opposed this bill, noting that the complete abandonment of any statute of limitations hobbles the due process rights of ciriminal defendants.
Status: Passed House, Died in Senate
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Apr 08, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Second Look Sentencing Act (H 7102, S 2228)

We strongly supported a bill which would allow individuals serving long sentences to request a “second look” and reduction of their sentence after serving ten years.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 05, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Limiting Juvenile Detention (H 7642, S 2775)

We supported legislation which would generally prohibit the detention of a juvenile under the age of 14 at the Rhode Island Training School.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 05, 2024
racial justice
  • Racial Justice

Police PTSD Disability Benefits (H 7464, S 2059)

We opposed a provision in this bill that could allow police officers to recoup disability benefits if they allege to suffer from PTSD from misconduct that they have themselves inflicted on a civilian.
Status: Effective without Governor's Signature
Position: Needs amendments
Legislation
Apr 05, 2024
criminal justice
  • Racial Justice|
  • +3 Issues

Sex Work Decriminalization (S 2934)

We testified in favor of legislation which would decriminalize sex work.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 05, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Felony and Misdemeanor Redefinition (H 7527, S 2100)

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.
Status: Passed Senate, Died in House
Position: Support