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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 454

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

Justice department of Police

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 2021-23 fiscal biennium for the Department of

Justice to reimburse political subdivisions for costs of the training.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Baldeh (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Cabrera (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hong (D) , L. Myers (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D)

6 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D)

Full history

  1. Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bowen, L. Myers, Hong, Anderson, Baldeh, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Spreitzer and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Larson, Agard, Carpenter, Roys and L. Taylor

  2. Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1