Requires civil service examination for police and correctional police officers to include questions to identify implicit racial bias.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 22, 2020
Last action Sep 14, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Aug 27, 2020
D
Democratic26
96% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Sep 14, 2020
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee
lower
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Aug 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 22, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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