Prohibits law enforcement officers from using racial and ethnic profiling
Summary
Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for racial and ethnic profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Assembly Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2017
Last action Jun 12, 2018
Floor votes · Assembly Feb 14, 2017
How they voted
86–38
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 137
Feb 14, 2017
D
Democratic98
87% Yea
R
Republican39
87% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 12, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
Feb 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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