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Independent Investigations for Police Violence

This bill would create an independent process—separate from police departments—to investigate when officers commit crimes or use questionable force. Last year, the House Public Safety Committee put this bill on schedule for a vote—TWICE—and then just let it go quietly into that good night of the first cut-off, Feb. 3. (The Committee Chair was and is Sen. Roger Goodman.)
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House Timeline (50 votes needed)

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Passed!

  • Bill filed as HB 1579
  • Bill passed out of the Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee on Feb. 9th
  • Bill passed out of the Appropriations Committee on Feb. 24th
  • Passed off of the House floor on March 4th
  • Now the bill could go to the Senate side (below)
  • Both chambers could vote on the bill

Senate Timeline (25 votes needed)

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Floor Vote

Passed!

  • HB 1579 was referred to Law & Justice Committee on March 7th
  • The bill passed out of the Senate Law & Justice Committee on March 22nd
  • Bill referred to finance ("Ways & Means") Committee and had a public hearing on March 30th
  • Bill was scheduled for a vote in Ways & Means on April 3rd but did not pass the bill out of committee
  • Bill did not pass out of the Senate before the cutoff deadline and is dead

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