Clarifies that law enforcement officer who knowingly chokes another person engages in use of deadly force.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 15, 2020
Last action Jun 25, 2020
Floor votes · General Assembly Jun 18, 2020
How they voted
71–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 79
Jun 18, 2020
D
Democratic54
94% Yea
R
Republican25
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 25, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
Jun 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-6)
lower
Jun 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 15, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee
lower
4 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
P
JC
Jamel C. Holley
DDemocratic
P
Shavonda Sumter
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Zwicker
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Tully
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Swain
DDemocratic
Co
VV
Valerie Vainieri Huttle
DDemocratic
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