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.
The ACLU of Rhode Island strongly opposed this legislation, introduced on behalf of the Attorney General, which would give his office veto power over a criminal defendant’s current legal right to waive...
We strongly opposed a number of bills which sought to limit the autonomy of transgender and gender nonconforming youth by banning critical healthcare services and restricting the ability for LGBTQ+ youth to...
We strongly opposed a resolution which calls on our Congressional delegates to support adoption of a federal constitutional amendment designed to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in...
We opposed legislation which would provide unlimited authority to the Attorney General to conduct civil investigations in virtually every corner of public or private life.
We strongly opposed a bill purporting to enhance parental consent and involvement in their minor’s academic interests, but which instead seeks to dictate curricular and educational decisions in ways that...
Because there is no question that rehabilitation is substantially enhanced by making contact easier between incarcerated individuals and their loved ones, we strongly supported this bill which would provide...