Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to the prosecution of criminal offenses committed by law enforcement officers
Topics:Crime & corrections
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 9, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 1, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a law enforcement officer uses deadly force to protect themselves or others, the attorney general can decide if that action was legally justified. Once the attorney general makes this decision, no other government agency is allowed to bring charges against that officer for unreasonable use of force.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the prosecution of criminal offenses committed by law enforcement officers. Current law provides that the attorney general may prosecute a criminal offense committed by a law enforcement officer arising from the actions of the officer resulting in the death of another. The bill provides that if the attorney general determines that the officer acted with legal justification in using deadly force to avoid injury or risk to the officer’s life or the safety or life of another, no other prosecuting agency shall bring an unreasonable use of force case against the officer.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 11, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part