The resolution proposes an amendment to the rules of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, specifically introducing a new rule regarding the creation of equity impact statements. These statements are intended to help legislators evaluate whether a public 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 country of ancestral origin. The statements will include data on historical and existing disparities, as well as potential demographic and economic impacts of the legislation, such as differential healthcare outcomes, graduation rates, incarceration rates, and support for minority-owned businesses.

Under the new rule, the Speaker of the House may request equity impact statements for up to five proposed public bills annually, and the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian American and Pacific Islander (RIBLIA) Caucus may also request equity impact statements for up to five proposed public bills each year. The requests must identify which categories should be considered, and the equity impact statements must address those categories but are not limited to them.

The Legislative Council, in coordination with the Rhode Island Commission on Prejudice & Bias, institutions of higher education, and relevant state agencies, shall prepare the requested equity impact statements. The Legislative Council will attach completed equity impact statements to public bills, and these statements shall be deemed public records. Additionally, equity impact statements must be made available at least one week prior to any hearing on the public bill and to the public at least one week prior to any committee vote on the public bill under consideration.