Every year, the ACLU of RI lobbies on hundreds of bills during Rhode Island's annual Legislative Session. Below are some of the bills we have tracked and testified on before the General Assembly. For more info on advocating for the issues you care about, check out our Advocacy 101 Guide. To see how your Reps and Senators voted on various bills over the past few years, visit our Legislative Scorecards page.
We supported legislation which would make explicit that employers must provide reasonable accommodations to employees experiencing menopause, just as the law currently requires for various pregnancy-related...
We supported this bill which would prohibit police from employing threats, deception, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile. Especially...
This legislation would waive the costs of criminal background checks for individuals seeking employment in a number of childcare positions. Rhode Island General Laws §28-6.3-1 has long provided that “[n]o...
The tremendous harm that juveniles can face being placed into what is effectively a prison environment is evident. We supported legislation which would have generally prohibited the detention of a juvenile...
It's no surprise that juveniles are generally less able than adults to understand, and act upon, their legal rights while being questioned, but law enforcement proceeds as if they are well-informed adults...
We supported legislation which would provide that individuals could not lose their drivers' license solely because of their failure to pay traffic fines. People who get these fines often face a tough...