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Legislation
Jun 12, 2024
2024 Legislative Session Disability Rights
  • Disability Rights

Non-Consensual Patient Research (H 7301, S 2394)

Status: Signed into Law
Position: Amend
Legislation
May 24, 2024
students rights

Comprehensive School Attendance (H 8190)

Status: Passed House, Died in Senate
Position: Needs amendments
Legislation
May 17, 2024
voting rights
  • Voting Rights

Ballot Question Readability (H 7476)

Status: Signed into Law
Position: Support
Legislation
May 15, 2024
due process
  • Due Process

Increasing Municipal Fines (H 8208)

Under state law, municipalities can charge no more than $500 for violations of municipal ordinances that do not rise to the level of criminal offenses. Under this legislation, that number could have doubled.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Oppose
Legislation
May 14, 2024
first amendment
  • First Amendment

Artist Sales Tax Exemption (S 2931)

Status: Passed Senate, Died in House
Position: Needs amendments
Legislation
May 09, 2024
criminal justice
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Solitary Confinement Reform (S 3053)

We joined a number of organizations in supporting legislation which would have limite the ability for carceral facilities in RI to utilize solitary confinement, noting that best practices point towards eliminating solitary confinement as a way to keep prisons safer, healthier, and reduce recidivism.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
May 02, 2024
economic justice
  • Economic Justice

Eliminating Driver's License Reinstatement Fee (H 7125)

Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support
Legislation
May 01, 2024
immigrants rights
  • Immigrants’ Rights

In-State Tuition Expansion for Immigrants (S 2983)

The ACLU of Rhode Island supports this bill, which would helpfully amend the law enacted in 2021 designed to allow immigrant students to qualify for resident tuition at the state’s public universities, colleges, and community colleges.
Status: Passed Senate, Died in House
Position: Support
Legislation
Apr 30, 2024
students rights
  • Students’ Rights

School Social Worker Funding (H 7545)

We strongly support this bill which would have appropriately allocated $2,000,000 for the hiring of school social workers.
Status: Died in Committee
Position: Support