{"bill":{"bill_key":"RI-S2431-2024","title":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION (This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the State Constitution, Article I, section 2, that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.)","side":"pro","state":"RI","year":2024,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION (…","notes":"It's a little sketchy in that it puts SOGI in protected classes - which RI has already had since 2001, and declares that its non-discrimination laws don't protect abortion rights. Failed at sine die 6/14/2024","types_str":"Broad Nondiscrimination","sponsor_mix":"D","url":"https://legiscan.com/RI/bill/S2431/2024","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"S. 2431, 2024 Gen. Assemb., Jan. Sess. (R.I. 2024).","short":"R.I. S. 2431."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Samuel Bell","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-005","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-20747"},{"name":"Melissa Murray","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-024","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-20809"},{"name":"Tiara Mack","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-006","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-22533"},{"name":"Ryan Pearson","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-019","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-14981"},{"name":"Meghan Kallman","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-015","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-22356"},{"name":"Jacob Bissaillon","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-001","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-25045"},{"name":"Bridget Valverde","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-035","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-20882"},{"name":"Sandra Cano","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-008","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-19625"},{"name":"Linda Ujifusa","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-011","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-24481"},{"name":"Victoria Gu","party":"D","state":"RI","district":"SD-038","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-23995"}],"citations":[],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":3887,"pdf_href":"/bills/RI-S2431-2024/pdf/0/intro"}]}}