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The bill was introduced in the 117th Congress on February 24, 2021, as H. R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. The bill was sponsored by Bass and co-sponsored by 199 other Representatives (all Democrats). [33] It passed the House on a nearly-party line vote of 220–212 on March 3, 2021.
Lawmakers this past session passed Senate Bill 184, the so-called halo bill, that prevents citizens from approaching and harassing police officers performing official duties. The Legislature will ...
The most recent bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, was introduced by then-California Representative Karen Bass in the 117th Congress in response to the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. [2] [3] [4] The bill passed the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021, and was received by the Senate six days later on March 9. [2]
On June 18, 2020, the New York City Council passed a series of police reforms, including a bill to criminalize the use of chokeholds by the New York Police Department (NYPD), legislation with enough support to overcome a mayoral veto after it stalled after the killing of Eric Garner.
(The Center Square) – With just hours before the end of the 103rd General Assembly, the Illinois Senate has approved a measure requiring police to confiscate firearms from subjects of an order ...
The bill targets someone who is not a citizen or national of the United States. Nowhere does the bill spell out how law enforcement is supposed to determine who to question about their alieness.
It is the largest crime bill in the history of the United States and consisted of 356 pages that provided for 100,000 new police officers, $9.7 billion in funding for prisons which were designed with significant input from experienced police officers. [3]
The Tennessee House Monday punted discussion and a floor vote on a bill that would remove power from local governments to pass police reform legislation. The bill, filed by Memphis Republican Rep ...