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2021 SC H.B. 3866

Title - Ethical Policing Transparency & Accountability

Law Number - 2021 SC H.B. 3866

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Enacts the Ethical Policing Transparency and Accountability Act,defines certain terms,provides for a framework to institutionalize high standards for policing practices and conduct by the creation of citizen review boards and their duties,provides for the...

Enacts the Ethical Policing Transparency and Accountability Act,defines certain terms,provides for a framework to institutionalize high standards for policing practices and conduct by the creation of citizen review boards and their duties,provides for the use of standard forms to record law enforcement officer complaints,provides a law enforcement agency shall record all instances of disciplinary action against a law enforcement officer.

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2021 TN H.B. 969

Title - HOUSE BILL 969

Law Number - 2021 TN H.B. 969

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Enacts the Public Safety Through Hiring Act,prohibits law enforcement agencies from hiring a person as a police officer who was fired due to disciplinary infractions or while under investigation for misconduct in the line of duty, or who resigned or retir...

Enacts the Public Safety Through Hiring Act,prohibits law enforcement agencies from hiring a person as a police officer who was fired due to disciplinary infractions or while under investigation for misconduct in the line of duty, or who resigned or retired while under investigation for disciplinary infractions or misconduct in the line of duty.

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2021 TX H.B. 1563

Title - House Bill No. 1563

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1563

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Relates to the disclosure of information in department files of fire fighters or police officers in certain municipalities.

2021 TX H.B. 1351

Title - House Bill No. 1351

Law Number - 2021 TX H.B. 1351

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Relates to eligibility requirements for arbitrators selected to hear certain disciplinary appeals filed by police officers.

2021 SC S.B. 280

Title - Police misconduct investigations

Law Number - 2021 SC S.B. 280

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Relates to extensions for police misconduct investigations,provides that parties may agree to an extension,provides that the director of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may grant an extension,provides that an extension must be for a specified ...

Relates to extensions for police misconduct investigations,provides that parties may agree to an extension,provides that the director of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may grant an extension,provides that an extension must be for a specified time period,relates to reporting findings of allegations of excessive force to the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.

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2020 NJ S.B. 2963

Title - An Act authorizing the creation of local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct, supplementing Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, amending N.J.S.40A:14-118 and P.L.1996, c.115, and making an appropriation.

Law Number - 2020 NJ S.B. 2963

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Authorizes the creation of local civilian review boards to review police operations and conduct,makes an appropriation.

2020 NJ S.B. 2857

Title - An Act establishing the “New Jersey Law Enforcement Transparency Act of 2020” and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

Law Number - 2020 NJ S.B. 2857

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Creates the State Law Enforcement Transparency Act.

2020 MO H.B. 70A

Title - AN ACT To amend chapter 67, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to law enforcement agency improvement plans.

Law Number - 2020 MO H.B. 70A

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Requires political subdivisions to review certain law enforcement policies, procedures, and practices, and develop plans for improvement.

2021 NV B.D.R. 215

Title - A BILL FOR making changes relating to policing reform.

Law Number - 2021 NV B.D.R. 215

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Makes changes relating to policing reform.

2020 NJ A.B. 4450

Title - An Act concerning the establishment of an online portal to report law enforcement officer misconduct and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

Law Number - 2020 NJ A.B. 4450

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Requires online portal to report law enforcement officer misconduct,establishes duty to report by law enforcement officers.

2019 MI H.R. 292

Title - A resolution to reaffirm the right of the free press to investigate and report on police violence, the use of excessive force by the police, protests, or riots freely and without intimidation or violent obstruction by the government.

Law Number - 2019 MI H.R. 292

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Reaffirms the right of the free press to investigate and report on police violence, the use of excessive force by the police, protests, or riots freely and without intimidation or violent obstruction by the government.

2019 NY S.B. 8496

Title - AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the public officers law, in relation to the disclosure of law enforcement disciplinary records,and to repeal section 50-a of the civil rights law relating thereto

Law Number - 2019 NY S.B. 8496

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Amends the Civil Rights Law and the Public Officers Law,provides for the disclosure of law enforcement disciplinary records.