Bill Status

Independent Investigations for Police Violence

This bill could've created an independent process—separate from police departments—to investigate when officers commit crimes or use questionable force. Unfortunately, the House Public Safety Committee put this bill on schedule for a vote—TWICE—and then just letting it go quietly into that good night of the first cut-off, Feb. 3. (The Committee Chair is Sen. Roger Goodman.)
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Legislators in favor of this bill

Latest stances

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District
Davina Duerr
Supports Bill
Democrat
01
Timm Ormsby
Supports Bill
Democrat
03
Lisa Callan
Supports Bill
Democrat
05
Bill Ramos
Supports Bill
Democrat
05
Strom Peterson
Supports Bill
Democrat
21
Jessica Bateman
Supports Bill
Democrat
22
Laurie Dolan
Supports Bill
Democrat
22
Steve Tharinger
Supports Bill
Democrat
24
Melanie Morgan
Supports Bill
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29
Jesse Johnson
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30
Cindy Ryu
Supports Bill
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32
Joe Fitzgibbon
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34
Liz Berry
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Democrat
36
Kirsten Harris-Talley
Supports Bill
Democrat
37
Sharon Santos
Supports Bill
Democrat
37
Alex Ramel
Supports Bill
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40
Linh Thai
Supports Bill
Democrat
41
Nicole Macri
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Democrat
43
Gerry Pollet
Supports Bill
Democrat
46
Javier Valdez
Supports Bill
Democrat
46
Debra Entenman
Supports Bill
Democrat
47
Amy Walen
Supports Bill
Democrat
48
Last updated 6/29/21
Legislators who oppose this bill

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Unknown (first time proposal has appeared)
Last updated 6/29/21

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Last updated 6/29/21

House Timeline (50 votes needed)

Filed

Policy Committee

Ways & Means

Rules Committee

Floor Vote

Passed!

  • Bill filed
  • Didn't make it out of the Public Safety Committee
  • Could've gone to the financial ("Appropriations") Committee
  • Could've been fact-checked by "Rules"
  • All the House could've voted on the bill and it could've gone to the Senate side (below)

Senate Timeline (25 votes needed)

Filed

Policy Committee

Ways & Means

Rules Committee

Floor Vote

Passed!

  • Bill could've gone to Law & Justice Committee
  • Bill could've gone to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation Committee
  • Bill could've gone to finance ("Ways & Means") Committee
  • All the Senate could've voted on the bill
  • All of both Chambers could've voted on the bill

Progress

Progress towards approval

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