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Key Votes
S 2052 - Homeless Bill of Rights - Key Vote
Rhode Island Key Votes
Teresa Tanzi voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Read statements Teresa Tanzi made in this general time period.
Stages
- June 20, 2012 Executive Signed
- June 12, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 12, 2012 House Bill Passed
- May 2, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 11, 2012 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - June 20, 2012
Title: Homeless Bill of Rights
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (33-2) - June 12, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Homeless Bill of Rights
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of housing status.
- Prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of housing status, whereas existing law did not include housing status as a protected status (Sec. 2).
- Defines “housing status” as the status of having or not having a fixed or regular residence, including the status of living on the streets or in a homeless shelter or other temporary residence (Sec. 2).
- Specifies that all individuals have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations anywhere within the state regardless of housing status (Sec. 2).
- Specifies that a homeless person has the same rights and privileges as any other state resident including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
- The right to use and move freely in public spaces including, but not limited to, public sidewalks, parks, and transportation;
- The right to equal treatment by all state and municipal agencies;
- The right not to face discrimination while seeking or maintaining employment due to his or her lack of a permanent mailing address, or his or her mailing address being that of a homeless shelter or social service provider;
- The right to emergency medical care;
- The right to vote, register to vote, and receive documentation necessary to prove identity for voting; and
- The right to a reasonable expectation of privacy of his or her personal property to the same extent as personal property in a permanent residence.
Legislation - Bill Passed With Amendment (House) (59-6) - June 12, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Homeless Bill of Rights
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of housing status.
- Prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of housing status, whereas existing law did not include housing status as a protected status (Sec. 2).
- Defines “housing status” as the status of having or not having a fixed or regular residence, including the status of living on the streets or in a homeless shelter or other temporary residence (Sec. 2).
- Specifies that all individuals have equal opportunity to live in decent, safe, sanitary, and healthful accommodations anywhere within the state regardless of housing status (Sec. 2).
- Specifies that a homeless person has the same rights and privileges as any other state resident including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 1):
- The right to use and move freely in public spaces including, but not limited to, public sidewalks, parks, and transportation;
- The right to equal treatment by all state and municipal agencies;
- The right not to face discrimination while seeking or maintaining employment due to his or her lack of a permanent mailing address, or his or her mailing address being that of a homeless shelter or social service provider;
- The right to emergency medical care;
- The right to vote, register to vote, and receive documentation necessary to prove identity for voting; and
- The right to a reasonable expectation of privacy of his or her personal property to the same extent as personal property in a permanent residence.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (-) - May 2, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 11, 2012
Title: Homeless Bill of Rights
Sponsors
- Frank A. Devall Jr. (RI - D) (Out Of Office)
- James E. 'Jamie' Doyle II (RI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul V. Jabour (RI - D)
- Erin Lynch Prata (RI - D)
- John J. Tassoni Jr. (RI - D) (Out Of Office)
