Legislation

This legislation, supported by the ACLU, would severely limit the number of juveniles adjudicated in Family Court for sex offenses who would be required to register under SORNA.

This legislation would have codified a ban on gender rating in health insurance into Rhode Island law.

We supported legislation which would have allowed the pretrial release of individuals without the requirement of monetary bail for most misdemeanor charges.

After a decision last year from the former-Commissioner of Education affirmed guidelines for equity in public school field trips, it provoked considerable confusion and public attention. It was inevitable that legislation to address this would move swiftly through the legislature.

One of many bills which would generate a “new” crime would create specific penalties for individuals who commit larceny by stealing packages from either a house, office, or other dwelling.

This bill would unnecessarily expand the punishments which can be doled out under the animal cruelty laws, including for hoarding offenses.

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.

Although the version of this bill introduced last year would have provided important and comprehensive protections for parents with disabilities and was strongly supported by the ACLU, a revised version introduced this session raises many concerns.