The bill establishes a special legislative commission consisting of eleven members to study the impact and potential economic benefits of bail reforms on Black Rhode Islanders and the state as a whole. The commission will include members from the Rhode Island Senate, the Attorney General's office, the Judicial Branch, the Rhode Island Parole Board, a warden from a Rhode Island prison, a representative from the Center for Health and Justice Transformation, the Director of the RI Department of Children, Youth & Families, and two individuals who were formerly incarcerated pre-trial in Rhode Island. The commission's primary objective is to analyze the economic and societal benefits and risks of pre-trial supervised release as an alternative to pre-trial detention, particularly focusing on the effects of these reforms on Black Rhode Islanders.

The commission is tasked with providing recommendations to reduce the population of pre-trial detainees and the associated fees, costs, and expenses incurred by both pre-trial individuals and the state. The commission is required to report its findings to the President of the Senate by February 5, 2026, and will dissolve on April 5, 2026. Notably, the bill includes a provision allowing the appointing authority to select a member of the general public in place of a legislator for the commission, which is a new insertion into the current law.