Legislation

We supported an important bill which would reclassify the simple possession of drugs from a felony to a misdemeanor offense.

This important piece of technology, privacy, and law enforcement policy would have prohibited law enforcement agencies from using stingray devices without a court order.

Two pieces of legislation sought to enshrine in law the ability for bodies to continue with virtual meetings.

We supported legislation that makes a number of changes to the state’s fair housing law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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

This bill would have prohibited the questioning of a juvenile suspected of criminal activity without a parent or legal guardian present.

Prompted by a 2019 shooting in Rhode Island which highlighted interjurisdictional gaps in information among police departments, a bill was introduced which would allow the state police to create a comprehensive, statewide records management program.

Although child pornography is a scourge, we opposed a bill that carves out a new exception to the First Amendment criminalizing the possession or display of vaguely defined “child erotica” when used for the “specific purpose of sexual gratification . . . from viewing the visual portrayals.”

We opposed legislation which would have subjected an individual convicted of an animal cruelty offense to a lifetime ban on owning or exercising control over animals.