The following is a library of testimony submitted.
(Not all voices have been captured as multiple TWP organizers submit testimony on these issues.)
2021
- May 25, 2021:
Letter of Support: Governor’s Budget Article 13, section 5 - May 14, 2021:
Amendment to H5270: Requires hotels to have staff take anti-trafficking trainings - May 12, 2021:
H5787, H6075, & H5790: Eliminate state bans on health coverage for state employees and the Medicaid program - May 12, 2021:
H6075 (and H5787 and H5709): Ensures 12 months post-partum coverage in Medicaid - May 10, 2021:
S. 771: Makes prostitution a civil fine rather than a misdemeanor - April 28, 2021:
S.614: Create a license plate that funnels money to fake health centers - April 26, 2021:
S.267: Equality in Abortion Coverage Act - April 13, 2021:
H.5929:Doula Care - April 8, 2021:
H.5552, H.5579, H.5037, and H.5582/S664: Inflammatory claims about labor, delivery care, and how abortion care is provided - April 8, 2021:
H.5865 & H.5996: Which could take away all access to abortion as early as 6-8 weeks - April 8, 2021:
H.5683: Meet the needs of low-income Rhode Islanders by making critical changes to the RI Works program - March 30, 2021:
H.6070: An Act Relating to Education Curriculum - March 29, 2021:
S.62: Confidentiality of patient’s information in the explanation of benefits (EOBs) that are provided by insurance companies - March 29, 2021:
S251: Ensures access to free menstrual products in prisons - March 23, 2021:
S.484: Supports and Provides Reimbursement for Prenatal Doula Services - March 23, 2021:
H.6003: Address barriers to voting and help to ensure that we are all able to make our voices heard at the ballot box - March 18, 2021:
S.516: Addressing barriers to voting and help to ensure that we are all able to make our voices heard at the ballot box - March 8, 2021
H.5544: Unprofessional conduct for doctors to do a pelvic exam on an unconscious or anesthetized woman - March 8, 2021
H5843: Ensure important health insurance protections currently offered under the federal Affordable Care Act are included in our state laws - March 8, 2021
H5763: Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on gender - March 3, 2021
H5604: Ensures that young people in Rhode Island public schools in grade 6-12th will receive comprehensive sex education - February 23, 2021
S.0323: Ensure that domestic workers in Rhode Island at least receive the state minimum wage - February 23, 2021
S.0271: Raise the wage for direct-care workers - February 22, 2021
S.0270: Fair Pay - February 17, 2021
H.5250: Creates a study commission to revise laws on commercial sexual activity - February 17, 2021
H.5467: Ensures that people will not be prosecuted for commercial sex work if they are witnesses to crimes - February 17, 2021
S.0249: Affirms that if a police officer has sex with someone they have arrested or detained, that is sexual assault - February 16, 2021
H. 5241: Pharmacists to dispense contraception after an initial health screening - February 10, 2021
Providence City Council: Opposing VIP Room Bans - February 3, 2021
H. 5028: Promoting civics literacy by requiring public school students in Rhode Island to complete a course in American Civics proficiency - February 2, 2021
H. 5083: Providing free menstrual products in public schools and prisons - January 14, 2021
H. 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011:Safe & Accessible Govt
2020
- March 1, 2020
H.7440: End Gender Rating - February 25, 2020
H.7355: Existence of a fetal heartbeat or flutter - February 4, 2020
S.2124: Make doula services eligible for reimbursement through private insurance and Medicaid programs - February 4, 2020
S.2136 / H.7541: Update parentage laws to take out gendered language around surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology in order to end discrimination against LGBTQ parents and families - January 21, 2020
Testimony in favor of RI Board of Elections’ proposed rule to allow state and local candidates to use campaign funds for child care needed to run or hold office
2019
- May 29, 2019
S.509: Fair Pay Act - April 26, 2019
H.5609/S.0678: Doula Services Covered by Insurance & Medicaid - January 2019
Proposed Sexual Harassment Fix and House Rules Reform (combined) - January 28, 2019
S.152 / H.5127: The Reproductive Health Care Act
2018
- June 7, 2018
H 8278, H 8281, H 8280, H8279, H8276, H8275, H8277, H7888: Sexual Harassment Bill Package - May 31, 2018
S.2163: Reproductive Health Care Act - May 17, 2018
H.7891: Licenses for DACA Recipients - April 25, 2018
H.7653/S.2525: Protecting Contraception Access Bill