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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 544

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Relating to: law enforcement training on use-of-force options and making an appropriation. (FE)

Justice, department of Juvenile court Police

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires each law enforcement officer to annually complete at least

eight hours of training on use-of-force options and techniques a law enforcement

officer may use to de-escalate a potentially unstable situation. This bill also provides

$250,000 in each fiscal year in the 2017-19 fiscal biennium for the Department of

Justice to reimburse law enforcement agencies for costs of the training.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Johnson (D) , Risser (D)

10 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Goyke (D) , Kessler (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Johnson and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Goyke, Bowen, Anderson, Crowley, Berceau, Ohnstad, Sargent, Considine and Kessler

  2. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1