Establishes a two-year pilot program to incorporate equity impact statements into the legislative process in Rhode Island.

The bill establishes a two-year pilot program, from January 2027 to December 2028, to incorporate equity impact statements into the legislative process for both the House and Senate chambers. These statements aim to help legislators evaluate whether a bill is likely to increase equity, decrease equity, or have no impact on equity, considering categories such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, and/or country of ancestral origin.

Establishes a two-year pilot program to incorporate equity impact statements into the legislative process in Rhode Island.

The bill establishes a two-year pilot program, from January 2027 to December 2028, to incorporate equity impact statements into the legislative process for both the House and Senate chambers. These statements aim to help legislators evaluate whether a bill is likely to increase equity, decrease equity, or have no impact on equity, considering categories such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, and/or country of ancestral origin.