Use of Campaign Funds for Childcare (S 2273)
We supported this bill which would essentially codify a Federal Election Commission decision which concluded that childcare, if the need for childcare arises as a result of campaign activities, can...
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 this bill which would essentially codify a Federal Election Commission decision which concluded that childcare, if the need for childcare arises as a result of campaign activities, can...
Two bills introduced this session would provide avenues for expungement of certain offenses related to drug possession and would ensure rehabilitation and community reintegration following an individual’s...
We opposed legislation which would exempt from open records requests the disclosure of the municipality of residency for a public employee or police officer.
Opposed by the ACLU, this legislation would allow Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) to attest to a patient’s mental health condition and participate in certifying patients for mandated outpatient...
This critical legislation would have guaranteed that access to the internet remained non-discriminatory and that internet service providers couldn't choose what sites you have access to or how quickly you...
This bill which would have prohibited housing discrimination based on a potential tenant's source of income and ensured that no tenant is denied housing due to the origin of their rent money.