Clarifying the scope of authority of the office of independent investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include public disclosure requirements and protect privacy.

Removed the specific requirement for immediate notification in cases involving in-custody deaths, leaving only deadly force or life-threatening force scenarios requiring immediate contact.

Deleted the phrase 'including any in-custody death' from a general notification clause, simplifying the text without altering the core obligation.

Updated the bill title from 'Substitute House Bill' to 'Engrossed Substitute House Bill', reflecting its legislative status.

Immediate notification requirements for use of force incidents were narrowed to cases involving deadly force or a good reason to believe the force caused death or serious bodily harm.

A new provision clarifies that immediate notification is not required for use-of-force incidents where death does not occur immediately, provided notification happens as soon as there is good reason to believe the force contributed to a death.

The definition of incidents requiring immediate contact was expanded to explicitly include situations where there is good reason to believe force may have contributed to death, even if the force was not classified as 'deadly force'.

The bill was renumbered from Z-0415.2 to H-3386.1 and updated to reflect its status as a Substitute Bill with a revised reading date.