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Year: 2021
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RESULTS Total States: 31 Total Bills: 124
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ALABAMA
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DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=AL#FORM)
AL S 91 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AL2021000S91&ciq=ncsl&client_md=4e8f0b56b3a64dd508db015be4c4201c&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Tra c Stops and Racial Pro ling
Status: Pending - SENATE
Date of Last Action:* 2/2/2021
Author: Smitherman (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Relates to tra c stops and state and local law enforcement o cers, prohibits a law enforcement
o cer from engaging in racial pro ling, requires adoption of written policies and the forms to be used for
statistics on tra c stops, provides for complaints, requires reports to be led in the O ce of the Attorney
General, provides for the reporting and collection of data on injuries to state and local law enforcement
o cers, connections therewith to have as its purpose or e ect the requirement.
History: Click for History
AL S 158 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AL2021000S158&ciq=ncsl&client_md=84e965058c77c521295e38f629381 0&mode=current_text) 
2021
Law Enforcement and Information

Status: Pending - House Judiciary Committee
Author: Smitherman (D)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Data and Transparency
Associated Bills: AL H 411 - Companion
Summary: Relates to law enforcement, requires the Alabama Peace O cers' Standards and Training
Commission to create a database of certain information relating to law enforcement o cers, provides that
information in the database is con dential, provides for criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure,
requires former law enforcement employers to disclose information to another law enforcement agency for
purposes of employment of law enforcement o cers, provides immunity for certain disclosures.
AL H 286 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AL2021000H286&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f757c1059cc6a91e9d7e98da90c0b1a0&mode=current_text)
2021
Tra c Stops and Law Enforcement O cers
Status: Pending - House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
Author: Coleman (D)
Summary: Relates to tra c stops and state and local law enforcement o cers, prohibits a law enforcement
o cer from engaging in racial pro ling, requires adoption of written policies and the forms to be used for
statistics on tra c stops, provides for the handling of complaints, requires reports to be led in the O ce of
the Attorney General, provides for the reporting and collection of data on injuries to state and local law
enforcement o cers.
AL H 411 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AL2021000H411&ciq=ncsl&client_md=45aed53cd1dd6ef34e699faba2102f4a&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement
Author: McCampbell (D) Additional Authors: Ra erty (D)
Associated Bills: AL S 158 - Companion
Summary: Relates to law enforcement, requires the State Peace O cers' Standards and Training
Commission to create a database of certain information relating to law enforcement o cers, provides that
information in the database is con dential, provides for criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure,
requires former law enforcement employers to disclose information to another law enforcement agency for
purposes of employment of law enforcement o cers, provides immunity for certain disclosures.
History: Click for History 
ALASKA
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=AK#FORM)
AK S 7 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AK2021000S7&ciq=ncsl&client_md=2b931cdb8d03b839903a9272999f4576&mode=current_text)
2021
State Trooper Policies Public Access
Status: Pending - Senate State A airs Committee
Author: Gray-Jackson (D) Additional Authors: Begich (D)
Summary: Requires the Department of Public Safety to publish certain policies and procedures on the
departments Internet website.
AK S 46 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AK2021000S46&ciq=ncsl&client_md=594e72734c0916ca4544de069904969c&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Use of Force Registry
Status: Pending - Senate Community and Regional A airs Committee
Author: Gray-Jackson (D) Additional Authors: Begich (D)
Topics: Use of Force, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Relates to the Police Standards Council, relates to municipal correctional o cers and municipal
correctional employees, makes municipal police o cers subject to police standards, establishes a statewide
use of force database in the Department of Public Safety, requires a municipality that employs a person as a
municipal police o cer or in a municipal correctional facility, the Department of Corrections, or the
Department of Public Safety to report in the database incidents of use of force.
ARIZONA
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=AZ#FORM)
AZ S 1746 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AZ2021000S1746&ciq=ncsl&client_md=3ef39d6a884bbd860ded63dab247b0db&mode=current_text)
2021
Peace O cer Database
Status: Pending - Senate Judiciary Committee
Author: Navarrete (D) Additional Authors: Rios (D);Alston (D);Contreras (D);Mendez (D);Otondo
(D);Peshlakai (D);Engel (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Data and Transparency 
Summary: Relates to peace o cer database, relates to disciplinary actions.
AZ H 2295 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AZ2021000H2295&ciq=ncsl&client_md=de4dc1aebf7ba7007045ab1ae4b79266&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cers
Author: Payne (R) Additional Authors: Pingerelli (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Other Issues, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to law enforcement o cers, relates to database, relates to rules.
AZ H 2768 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AZ2021000H2768&ciq=ncsl&client_md=668e244e3b73a120981874bdddf86247&mode=current_text)
2021
Peace O cer Database
Status: Pending - House Military A airs and Public Safety Committee
Author: Bolding (D) Additional Authors: Longdon (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to peace o cer database, relates to disciplinary actions.
ARKANSAS
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AR H 1007 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AR2021000H1007&ciq=ncsl&client_md=894af96bb9f0bbac2aae0474486baad3&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Integrity
Author: Love (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Oversight, Data and Transparency
Summary: Regards the Law Enforcement Integrity Act of 2021.
AR H 1197 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:AR2021000H1197&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f8c9601e99464f5bed69c652dcb0a822&mode=current_text)
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2021
Law Enforcement Agency Organization and Sta ng
Status: Enacted - Act No. 218
Date of Last Action:* 03/01/2021 - Enacted
Author: Dalby (R)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Use of Force, Data and Transparency
Summary: Concerns law enforcement agency organization, sta ng, and personnel matters.
CALIFORNIA
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CA S 16 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:CA2021000S16&ciq=ncsl&client_md=e9089961fbe116824761c880903de163&mode=current_text)
2021
Peace O cers: Release of Records
Author: Skinner (D)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Oversight, Use of Force, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Makes every incident involving use of force to make a member of the public comply with an
o cer, force that is unreasonable, or excessive force subject to disclosure. Requires records relating to
sustained ndings of unlawful arrests and unlawful searches to be subject to disclosure.
CA A 603 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:CA2021000A603&ciq=ncsl&client_md=535b726c9dddd56a7b707adfe738b5c3&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Settlements and Judgments: Reporting
Status: Pending - Assembly Public Safety Committee
Author: McCarty (D)
Summary: Requires municipalities to annually post on their internet websites speci ed information relating
to settlements and judgments resulting from allegations of improper police conduct, including, among other
information, amounts paid, broken down by individual settlement and judgment, information on bonds used
to nance use of force settlement and judgment payments, and premiums paid for insurance against
settlements or judgments resulting from allegations of improper police conduct.
FLORIDA 

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FL H 277 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:FL2021000H277&ciq=ncsl&client_md=5f1194852dd249077f384e3b238f8bcd&mode=current_text)
2021
Statewide Police Misconduct Registry
Author: Thompson (D) Additional Authors: Smith (D);Eskamani (D);Chambliss (D)
Associated Bills: FL H 1451 - Compare;FL S 480 - Identical
Summary: Relates to statewide police misconduct registry, requires Department of Law Enforcement (FLDE)
to establishes and maintain statewide police misconduct registry, speci es information that registry must
contain, requires head of each state and local law enforcement agency to periodically submit speci ed
information.
FL S 438 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:FL2021000S438&ciq=ncsl&client_md=702719e779f736b786e37061e7626662&mode=current_text)
2021
Investigations of O cer Involved Deaths
Author: Bracy (D)
Associated Bills: FL S 740 - Compare
Summary: Relates to investigations of o cer involved deaths, requires that each law enforcement agency
have a written policy regarding the investigation of o cer involved deaths, authorizes internal investigations
under certain circumstances, authorizes compensation for certain investigations to be determined in a
manner consistent with mutual aid agreements.
FL S 454 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:FL2021000S454&ciq=ncsl&client_md=48aa7c853ee26a9f1f245e2782939a46&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Agency Data Reporting
Author: Bracy (D)
Associated Bills: FL H 577 - Compare;FL H 1451 - Compare;FL H 1525 - Compare;FL S 740 - Compare;FL S
1866 - Compare
Summary: Relates to law enforcement agency data reporting. 
id=ID:bill:FL2021000H505&ciq=ncsl&client_md=2bc8d629d230c8f0cfa8d744f85cbbf9&mode=current_text)
2021
Minimum Quali cations for Law Enforcement O cers
Author: McCurdy (D)
Topics: Certi cation, Employment and Labor, O cer Safety and Wellbeing, Data and Transparency
Associated Bills: FL S 992 - Similar
Summary: Relates to minimum quali cations for law enforcement or correctional o cers, provides
additional criminal history screening standards for applicants, requires applicants to pass psychological
screening and provide names of prior law enforcement agency employers, requires employers to provide
certain information concerning applicants, prohibits employment of applicant until prior employers provide
required information.
id=ID:bill:FL2021000H577&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f8ddc9dfa704be8eb7bc3e7d580e9457&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cer Use of Force
Author: Omphroy (D) Additional Authors: Hart (D)
Topics: Use of Force, Data and Transparency
Associated Bills: FL H 1451 - Compare;FL H 1525 - Compare;FL S 454 - Compare;FL S 740 - Compare;FL S
1742 - Compare;FL S 1866 - Compare
Summary: Relates to law enforcement o cer use of force, requires law enforcement and correctional
agencies to collect data concerning use of force incidents, provides for suspension of funding for local law
enforcement agencies that fail to comply with data requirements, requires data to be collected in
compliance with federal standards, requires Department of Law Enforcement (FLDE) to maintain statewide
database with data and publish database on its website, requires Department of Law Enforcement (FLDE).
GEORGIA
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GA H 17 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:GA2021000H17&ciq=ncsl&client_md=4202e22d30e0bda7d4202e653a498b99&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Racial Pro ling Prohibition 
Status: Pending - House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee

Author: Scott S (D)
Topics: Training, Other Issues, Oversight, Use of Force, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Relates to law enforcement o cers and agencies and state tort claims, respectively, so as to
speci cally prohibit racial pro ling by law enforcement o cers and law enforcement agencies, provides for a
short title, provides for de nitions, requires certain policies and procedures by law enforcement agencies,
provides for data collection, provides for regulations by the Attorney General, provides for an annual report,
provides for a right of action for enforcement.
GA S 134 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:GA2021000S134&ciq=ncsl&client_md=02b2aafb0255137cf24b6f2ad0744983&mode=current_text)
2021
Motor Vehicles and Tra c
Status: Pending - Senate Public Safety Committee
Author: Rahman (D)
Topics: Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Relates to general provisions relative to identi cation and regulation of motor vehicles and
tra c, so as to require policies that prohibit law enforcement o cers from using race or ethnicity in
determining whether to stop a motor vehicle, requires annual training of law enforcement o cers on such
policies, requires o cers to document the race, ethnicity, and gender of drivers and passengers under
certain circumstances, provides for related matters, repeals con icting laws.
GA H 378 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:GA2021000H378&ciq=ncsl&client_md=b0dc6da161ab982cd7f23c6a5223e40b&mode=current_text)
2021
Use of Force Data Collection Act
Author: Shannon (D)
Summary: Relates to general provisions regarding law enforcement o cers and agencies, so as to provide
that law enforcement agencies shall require its o cers to report in writing every use of force against any
subject, requires that a publicly available data base be maintained of such reports, provides that discipline
records for the use of force shall be maintained within such data base, provides for maintenance of such
data base, provides for a short title, provides for related matters.
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ILLINOIS

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IL H 3653 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IL2019000H3653&ciq=ncsl&client_md=69754b197a15d251b5ea7 5f0a4b7f1&mode=current_text)
2021
Criminal Law
Status: Enacted - Act No. 652
Date of Last Action:* 02/22/2021 - Enacted
Author: Tarver (D) Additional Authors: Lilly (D);Gabel (D);Evans M (D);Sims (D);Turner (D);Ammons (D);Mah
(D);Slaughter (D);Villanueva (D);Ortiz (D);Ramirez (D);Robinson (D);Stava-Murray (D);West (D);Buckner (D)
Topics: Policing Alternatives and Collaboration, Certi cation, Employment and Labor, Investigations and
Discipline, Other Issues, Technology, Use of Force, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Modi es references to bail, bail bond, or conditions of bail, so that these terms shall be
construed as pretrial release or conditions of pretrial release, includes Other First Responder in the
Community-Law Enforcement Partnership for De ection and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act, relates
to a military equipment surplus program, domestic violence pretrial practices, retaliation against a
whistleblower, police misconduct records, and various other articles relating to criminal law.
IL H 3924 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IL2021000H3924&ciq=ncsl&client_md=bdd5683ac81287798336d444483694a8&mode=current_text)
2021
Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act
Status: Pending - House Rules Committee
Author: Lilly (D)
Summary: Creates the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act, provides that, if a person dies while in the
custody of a law enforcement agency or a peace o cer, the law enforcement agency shall report the death
to the Criminal Justice Information Authority no later than 30 days after the date of death, provides that the
report shall be a public record under the Freedom of Information Act, provides that the Authority shall issue
an annual report tabulating and evaluating trends and information on deaths in custody.
INDIANA
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IN S 110 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IN2021000S110&ciq=ncsl&client_md=9a85ed7b8b4f824af462cf1638147099&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cer Misconduct Database
Status: Pending - Senate Appropriations Committee
Date of Last Action:* 2/18/2021 
Author: Taylor (D)

Summary: Requires the law enforcement training board to establish a law enforcement misconduct
database that gives the public access to information on disciplinary actions against law enforcement o cers,
provides that the database collects and publishes information from law enforcement agencies of certain
entities, provides that the data base is limited to certain disciplinary actions.
IN S 190 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IN2021000S190&ciq=ncsl&client_md=c3b304d63196990fef4e83dc8f47b1a0&mode=current_text)
2021
Demographic Information for Tra c Stops
Author: Taylor (D)
Summary: Relates to demographic information for tra c stops, requires law enforcement o cers to record
certain demographic information regarding all individuals who are subject to tra c stops, including age,
gender, race, and whether those individuals are issued a citation or a warning, requires law enforcement
o cers to report the demographic information collected to the State Police, Department Criminal Justice
Data Division, requires the division to issue a report to the legislative council.
IN H 1015 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IN2021000H1015&ciq=ncsl&client_md=45c0342ab418e3db57cb0be8ca026d52&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cer Misconduct Data Base
Status: Pending - House Veterans A airs and Public Safety Committee
Author: Jackson (D)
Summary: Relates to law enforcement o cer misconduct data base, requires the law enforcement training
board, in consultation with the o ce of technology, to establish a law enforcement misconduct data base
that gives the public access to information on disciplinary actions against law enforcement o cers, provides
that the data base collects and publishes information from law enforcement agencies of the state, political
subdivisions, and public or private postsecondary educational institutions.
id=ID:bill:IN2021000H1066&ciq=ncsl&client_md=58cabccada33e551acf487c7f725eb9d&mode=current_text)
2021
State Police Investigation of Use of Force
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Author: Bartlett (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Use of Force, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to state police investigation of use of force, requires the State Police Department to
investigate when a law enforcement o cer uses force in attempting to apprehend or gain physical control of
a person resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the person, requires the law enforcement agency that
employs the law enforcement o cer to cooperate with the department in its investigation, but not
participate in the investigation, or conduct an internal administrative investigation.
id=ID:bill:IN2021000H1070&ciq=ncsl&client_md=d9323283db0d909608cd4470c68ba2d3&mode=current_text)
2021
Police Department Budgets
Author: Frye (R)
Topics: Other Issues, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to police department budgets, requires a police department of a county, city, or town to
report crime data to the criminal justice division of the state police department, prohibits a unit from
reducing the police department's budget except in circumstances of a unit that has a shortfall in property tax
revenue within the two calendar years preceding the most recent certi ed budget and decreases the
budgets of all of its departments by the same percentage for the ensuing year.
IOWA
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IA H 130 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IA2021000H130&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f1d64df2df42249c25fdb054657be42f&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Pro ling
Status: Pending - House Public Safety Committee
Author: Hunter (D)
Topics: Training, Oversight, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Relates to law enforcement pro ling by standardizing collection and centralizing the compilation
and reporting of o cer stop and compliance data, provides for o cer training, creating a community
policing advisory board, provides for penalties and remedies, includes e ective date provisions.
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IA S 188 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IA2021000S188&ciq=ncsl&client_md=ba546eec2f6b59a482f45cbf99202ecc&mode=current_text)
2021
Author: Bolkcom (D)
Topics: Training, Investigations and Discipline, Oversight, Data and Transparency
IA H 356 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IA2021000H356&ciq=ncsl&client_md=173d29cd5533896f779cf0a619feb708&mode=current_text)
2021
Status: Pending - House Public Safety Committee
Author: Mascher (D)
Topics: Oversight, Data and Transparency
IA D 1026 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:IA2021000D1026&ciq=ncsl&client_md=fdbc7c551c21455628e57aaca70c56ac&mode=current_text)
2021
Open Records Peace O cers Investigative Reports
Status: Pending - Filed as Draft
Author: Iowa Public Information Board
Summary: Relates to open records peace o cers' investigative reports.
KANSAS
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KS S 197 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi? 
id=ID:bill:KS2021000S197&ciq=ncsl&client_md=653286b1f3615819284fa143af9f0c82&mode=current_text)
2021
Racial Pro ling Data Collection And Reporting
Author: Haley (D)
Summary: Requires law enforcement agencies to increase data collection and reporting on racial pro ling
and other biased policing.
KENTUCKY
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KY H 469 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:KY2021000H469&ciq=ncsl&client_md=52a9ef782ec6d62e50b78a40396e8bab&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement
Status: Pending - House Committees on Committees Committee
Author: Scott (D)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Use of Force, Data and Transparency
Summary: De nes deadly incident, requires law enforcement agencies to adopt a written policy for
mandatory drug testing of o cers after the discharge of a rearm or deadly incident, requires the Kentucky
Law Enforcement Council to create and maintain a database containing information relating to peace o cer
certi cation, termination, and compliance with training requirements, creates various new sections of KRS
Chapter 15 to require a peace o cer to report information gained during a contact with another.
MARYLAND
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MD H 139 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H139&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f36612f2b126ebe8a930 8495539c78&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cers Use of Force
Author: Davis (D) Additional Authors: Bartlett (D);Crutch eld (D);Fisher W (D);Smith S (D)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Investigations and Discipline, Use of Force, Data and Transparency,
Standards
Associated Bills: MD S 626 - Cross led with
Summary: Relates to law enforcement o cers use of force.
MD S 588 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:MD2021000S588&ciq=ncsl&client_md=b07087f17f9be818ea5508febbc683af&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cers Creditability
Status: Pending - Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Author: Sydnor (D)
Summary: Requires each State's Attorney to maintain a list of certain law enforcement o cers who have
been found to have committed or are alleged to have committed acts that bear on credibility, integrity or
honesty that would constitute impeachment or exculpatory evidence, provides that certain personnel
records are subject to inspection under the Maryland Public Information Act, requires the Maryland Police
Training and Standards Commission to establish and maintain a certain database.
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H670&ciq=ncsl&client_md=d88185e61e3560887dbd84550c2e33f5&mode=current_text)
2021
Police Reform Act
Status: Pending - HOUSE
Author: Jones A (D)
Topics: Training, Policing Alternatives and Collaboration, Certi cation, Employment and Labor, Investigations
and Discipline, O cer Safety and Wellbeing, Other Issues, Oversight, Technology, Use of Force, Data and
Transparency, Decerti cation, Standards
Summary: Repeals the Law Enforcement O cers' Bill of Rights, provides that the Police Department of
Baltimore City is an agency and instrumentality of the City of Baltimore, instead of the State, authorizes a
judge to issue a certain ""no-knock"" search warrant only under certain circumstances, provides that an
individual attending a public institution of higher education is exempt from paying tuition if the individual
intends to become a police o cer under certain circumstances.
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H671&ciq=ncsl&client_md=99c4b00d310cdf844d8e 8014a2383b&mode=current_text)
2021
Public Information Act
Author: Jones A (D)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Investigations and Discipline, Data and Transparency
Summary: Requires a custodian to grant inspection of certain personnel records by the United States
Attorney, the Attorney General, the State Prosecutor, or a State's Attorney, establishes that a record relating 
to a formal complaint of job-related misconduct made against a police o cer is not a personnel record
under certain provisions of the Public Information Act under certain circumstances, requires the Maryland
Police Training and Standards Commission to post on its website and submit to the General.
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H809&ciq=ncsl&client_md=e9e7b77a61f57f2389839fa103f39e45&mode=current_text)
2021
Use of Force Training
Author: Haynes (D)
Topics: Training, Use of Force, Data and Transparency
Summary: Requires a law enforcement agency to report, beginning on a speci ed date, and every 2 years
thereafter, to the Governor's O ce of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services on certain policies and
procedures related to use of force de-escalation training for its law enforcement o cers, requires the
Governor's O ce of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to analyze the data collected and report to
certain committees of the General Assembly by a speci ed date, and every 2 years thereafter.
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H953&ciq=ncsl&client_md=2e3c488ec49 4206b81804c87ebaed4&mode=current_text)
2021
Racial Equity Audits
Author: Washington A (D)
Summary: Requires the chief of each law enforcement agency with a budget of or exceeding $50,000,000 to
perform an annual racial equity audit related to practices on hiring, discipline and use of force within the
department and to hire a racial equity coordinator.
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H1024&ciq=ncsl&client_md=55304f53ce7c2e9c035f54304bb508b7&mode=current_text)
2021
Complaint Oversight Board
Author: Charles County Delegation
Associated Bills: MD S 939 - Cross led with
Summary: Establishes the Citizens Complaint Oversight Board of Charles County to conduct investigations
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into incidents of alleged police misconduct that occur in Charles County in a fair and timely manner, identify
and address patterns of police misconduct, and make recommendations for improving the policies and
operations of law enforcement units to reduce incidents of police misconduct, establishes certain
requirements for members of the Board, requires the Board to employ sta .
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H1046&ciq=ncsl&client_md=2cad522173a5941c7d70acebe5a48581&mode=current_text)
2021
Vehicle Law Policies
Author: Rosenberg (D)
Summary: Requires the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission in consultation with the
Maryland Statistical Analysis Center to expand the model policy against race-based tra c stops to include
tra c stops based on national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual identity, requires a law
enforcement o cer making a tra c stop to report certain information to the law enforcement agency that
employs the o cer.
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H1248&ciq=ncsl&client_md=b73ce5060ce6a5165fc9b2706741d02e&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cer Data Collection
Author: Washington A (D)
Summary: Requires certain law enforcement agencies to report by March 1, 2022, and each March 1
thereafter, certain information to the Governor's O ce of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services
regarding law enforcement o cer-involved incidents that resulted in a monetary settlement or judgment
against the law enforcement agency, requires the Governor's O ce of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim
Services to adopt certain procedures and compile and report certain information to the General Assembly.
id=ID:bill:MD2021000H1286&ciq=ncsl&client_md=abd41fba8bf8cf4181c20a50300593de&mode=current_text)
2021
Performance Measurements Reporting
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Author: Grammer (R)

Summary: Requires local law enforcement agencies to submit certain information relating to law
enforcement o cer performance evaluation measures to the Maryland Police Training and Standards
Commission on or before April 1 and October 1 each year, requires the Commission to aggregate and report
certain information relating to law enforcement o cer performance measures to the General Assembly by
May 1 and November 1 each year.
MASSACHUSETTS
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=MA#FORM)
MA SD 1867 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:MA2021000SD1867&ciq=ncsl&client_md=96c84126f8bf131f67e1a873831a51d7&mode=current_text)
2021
Tra c Stops and Racial Pro ling
Author: Chandler (D)
Summary: Relates to tra c stops and racial pro ling.
MA HD 3252 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:MA2021000HD3252&ciq=ncsl&client_md=98626aa312b6b863e6665541008d804c&mode=current_text)
2021
Disclosure of Law Enforcement Disciplinary Records
Author: Sabadosa (D)
Topics: Policing Alternatives and Collaboration, Investigations and Discipline, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to the disclosure of law enforcement disciplinary records.
id=ID:bill:MA2021000HD3498&ciq=ncsl&client_md=68dae96fee50b49972e8a55c02aa971d&mode=current_text)
2021
Greater Police Transparency
Author: Holmes R (D) 

Summary: Provides for greater police transparency.
id=ID:bill:MA2021000HD3505&ciq=ncsl&client_md=d1abfa93ab598a429d3f3a5300e2c1fa&mode=current_text)
2021
Alleged Police Misconduct
Author: Markey (D)
Summary: Improves transparency in alleged police misconduct.
MINNESOTA
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=MN#FORM)
MN S 234 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:MN2021000S234&ciq=ncsl&client_md=2b465fa326db743caddcc91a6c29a253&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Mental Health Unit Data
Status: Pending - Senate Civil Law and Data Practices Policy Committee
Author: Bigham (DFL)
Topics: Policing Alternatives and Collaboration, Data and Transparency, Standards
Associated Bills: MN H 864 - Companion
Summary: Relates to data practices, classi es law enforcement mental health unit data as private data on
individuals.
MN H 1374 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:MN2021000H1374&ciq=ncsl&client_md=199836bc68c5bdf3dc267766d8e2a7af&mode=current_text)
2021
Public Safety
Status: Pending - House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy Committee
Author: Frazier (DFL)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Oversight, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to public safety, requires chief law enforcement o cers to report certain peace o cer
misconduct data to the Peace O cer Standards and Training Board. 
MISSOURI
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=MO#FORM)
MO H 340 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:MO2021000H340&ciq=ncsl&client_md=6d66df14bec1168e34ec80d76fe22aa9&mode=current_text)
2021
Webpage for Firearms Reported Stolen
Status: Pending - House Rules - Legislative Oversight Committee
Author: Mayhew (R)
Summary: Requires the Missouri State Highway Patrol to host a web page where the public can determine
whether a serial number of a rearm has been reported stolen.
id=ID:bill:MO2021000H460&ciq=ncsl&client_md=7692edcb7ce021d577a16f16f5340b4d&mode=current_text)
2021
John Ashcroft Fourth Amendment A rmation Act
Status: Pending - House Special Committee on Criminal Justice
Author: Dogan (R)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Investigations and Discipline, Other Issues, Data and Transparency,
Decerti cation
Summary: Establishes The John Ashcroft Fourth Amendment A rmation Act.
id=ID:bill:MO2021000H958&ciq=ncsl&client_md=3597d2649130ef4533baf29e9fb890c0&mode=current_text)
2021
Database of Violent Law Enforcement O cers
Author: Bosley (D)
Topics: Oversight, Use of Force, Data and Transparency
Summary: Requires the attorney general to set up a database containing names of law enforcement o cers
who have committed violent acts.
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id=ID:bill:MO2021000H982&ciq=ncsl&client_md=554bb56bf0a00c6e2d1183d6161e286c&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cer Use of Force Database
Author: Aldridge (D)
Summary: Creates a law enforcement o cer use-of-force database to be maintained by the Attorney
General.
id=ID:bill:MO2021000H1172&ciq=ncsl&client_md=98f0ae3d4c1ef26fb2780a02786fe406&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cers Use of Deadly Force
Author: Gray (D)
Topics: Use of Force, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Modi es the provision allowing law enforcement o cers to use deadly force in certain
circumstances and establishes a task force on the use of force.
MONTANA
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=MT#FORM)
MT S 238 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:MT2021000S238&ciq=ncsl&client_md=e7cd2036d6dc20b32ea92021b82a4815&mode=current_text)
2021
Compensation for Sheri s
Status: Pending - House Local Government Committee
Author: Gauthier (R)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Other Issues, Data and Transparency
Summary: Revises compensation for sheri s, undersheri s, and deputy sheri s, relates to city o cers,
relates to county o cers, relates to local government, relates to wages and salaries.
NEBRASKA
BILL TEXT LOOKUP (HTTP://WWW.NCSL.ORG/ABOUTUS/NCSLSERVICE/STATE-LEGISLATIVE-WEBSITES- 
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=NE#FORM)
NE L 557 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:NE2021000L557&ciq=ncsl&client_md=628b8d09b78ab23550711c8e72d48484&mode=current_text)
2021
Includes Body Worn Camera as Public Record
Status: Pending - Government, Military and Veterans A airs Committee
Author: Hansen M (NP)
Topics: Technology, Data and Transparency
Summary: Changes provisions relating to public records and include body-worn camera recordings in
certain circumstances.
NE L 601 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:NE2021000L601&ciq=ncsl&client_md=caa3a3663b33232420470fe8bfc33747&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Discipline Records
Status: Pending - Judiciary Committee
Author: McKinney (NP)
Summary: Requires law enforcement agencies to maintain records regarding o cer discipline and create a
public data base of law enforcement o cer misconduct.
NEW JERSEY
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=NJ#FORM)
NJ AJR 172 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000AJR172&ciq=ncsl&client_md=d6e52cfd26aedaa0e86b126d72cda756&mode=current_text)
2021
Criminal Justice System Racial Bias Study
Status: To Governor - Eligible for Governor
Author: Speight (D) Additional Authors: Vainieri Huttle (D);Coughlin (D);McKnight (D);Reynolds-Jackso
(D);Timberlake (D);Tully (D);Swain (D)
Associated Bills: NJ SJR 94 - Identical
Summary: Establishes task force to study racial bias within criminal justice system.
NJ ACR 187 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi? 

id=ID:bill:NJ2020000ACR187&ciq=ncsl&client_md=6132e6e54ecd322779607da212d6062a&mode=current_text)
2021
O cer Disciplinary Violation Public Disclosure
Status: Pending - Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
Author: Dancer (R) Additional Authors: McGuckin (R);Catalano (R)
Summary: Urges state Attorney General to negotiate with law enforcement unions and modify law
enforcement directive that allows public disclosure of identities of all o cers who committed serious
disciplinary violations in the past.
NJ S 2624 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000S2624&ciq=ncsl&client_md=7fec2f1228ab32c1b5960660606e2ccd&mode=current_text)
2021
Tra c Stop Information Database
Status: Pending - Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
Author: Cryan (D)
Associated Bills: NJ A 4273 - Identical
Summary: Establishes database containing information on tra c stops by certain law enforcement o cers.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000S2656&ciq=ncsl&client_md=bcbdd293229fde8ecb62d395c4feb0e6&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Disciplinary Records Access
Status: Pending - Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee
Author: Weinberg (D)
Summary: Requires access to law enforcement disciplinary records as government records, requires such
records to be retained for certain period of time.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000S2693&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f257afbf51e1f9143627c618e4280ed5&mode=current_text)
2021
State Police Employment Application Registry Database
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Author: Greenstein (D)

Summary: Establishes Employment Application Registry database in Division of State Police.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000S2767&ciq=ncsl&client_md=e62c4ddc7262109341c3317589773451&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Hiring Process
Status: Pending - Assembly Community Development and A airs Committee
Author: Cryan (D) Additional Authors: Pou (D);Turner (D);Rice (D);Sweeney (D);Greenstein (D);Ruiz (D)
Summary: Establishes an oversight database to aid in the civil service hiring process for law enforcement
o cers, requires a statewide diversity analysis of law enforcement.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000S2808&ciq=ncsl&client_md=682eeec3cd3eae63b4ac29889dc709f6&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cer Use of Force Data
Author: Singleton (D)
Summary: Requires Attorney General to establish law enforcement o cer use of force data collection and
reporting system.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000S2839&ciq=ncsl&client_md=df4f4f6ae947f1da1fd5445640aa9f34&mode=current_text)
2021
Author: Filed by Senate
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reporting system.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000S2857&ciq=ncsl&client_md=002cf2fc7d24fa7597367afeea30bac8&mode=current_text)
2021
State Law Enforcement Transparency Act
Author: Gill (D)
Topics: Certi cation, Data and Transparency
Summary: Creates the State Law Enforcement Transparency Act.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000S3071&ciq=ncsl&client_md=58b20e2a8c973379ef9ae2b45e89231b&mode=current_text)
2021
Sexual Assault Victim Police Report Issuance
Author: Weinberg (D) Additional Authors: Pou (D);Gill (D);Ruiz (D);Brown (R);Schepisi (R)
Summary: Requires law enforcement provide victim of sexual assault with police report, provides victim
with option to review police report and submit corrective form.
NJ A 4273 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A4273&ciq=ncsl&client_md=6a3ae74fcd1d92876dbf47655d7103af&mode=current_text)
2021
Tra c Stops Database Containing Information
Author: Conaway (D) Additional Authors: Reynolds-Jackso (D)
Associated Bills: NJ S 2624 - Identical
Summary: Establishes database containing information on tra c stops by certain law enforcement o cers.
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id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A4283&ciq=ncsl&client_md=84e58f9a7978d207bc dbb6d84aa163&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Disciplinary Record Accessibility
Author: Wimberly (D) Additional Authors: Reynolds-Jackso (D)
Summary: Makes law enforcement disciplinary records accessible as government record.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A4379&ciq=ncsl&client_md=a052065c02089f74589ed7549cee07fc&mode=current_text)
2021
State Police Employment Application Registry Database
Status: Pending - Assembly Appropriations Committee
Author: Pinkin (D) Additional Authors: DiMaso (R)
Summary: Establishes Employment Application Registry database in Division of State Police.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A4450&ciq=ncsl&client_md=3150b5a87f7ca7bb17 bd2f75097799&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cer Misconduct Report Portal
Author: Wimberly (D) Additional Authors: Reynolds-Jackso (D)
Summary: Requires online portal to report law enforcement o cer misconduct, establishes duty to report
by law enforcement o cers.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A4515&ciq=ncsl&client_md=b0ed0a024ef2d1aa4b22de3b96701a12&mode=current_text)
2021
Author: Sumter (D) Additional Authors: Conaway (D);Johnson (D);Vainieri Huttle (D);Jasey (D);Wimberly
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(D);McKnight (D);Reynolds-Jackso (D)

Associated Bills: NJ S 2808 - Identical;NJ S 2839 - Identical
reporting system.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A4598&ciq=ncsl&client_md=8c38c8d5583e8500fee0f7e6b526639e&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Hiring
Status: Pending - Assembly Appropriations Committee
Author: Reynolds-Jackso (D) Additional Authors: Murphy (D);Carter (D)
Topics: Certi cation, Other Issues, Oversight, Data and Transparency
Summary: Establishes an oversight database to aid in civil service hiring process for law enforcement
o cers, requires a statewide diversity analysis of law enforcement.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A4917&ciq=ncsl&client_md=59f9f225bc5e3543abb17def624e28ec&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Agency Reports Copy for Victim
Author: Greenwald (D) Additional Authors: McKnight (D)
Summary: Requires law enforcement agency to provide copy of certain police reports to crime victims.
id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A4927&ciq=ncsl&client_md=3eaa8f314407f4d5fa5132adf5f924ba&mode=current_text)
2021
New Jersey Law Enforcement Transparency Act of 2020
Author: Bergen (R)
Summary: Relates to the New Jersey Law Enforcement Transparency Act of 2020.
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id=ID:bill:NJ2020000A5359&ciq=ncsl&client_md=c39763b42cdc2323cb553ea11990a20e&mode=current_text)
2021
Judicial O cers and Prosecutors Privacy Provisions
Status: Pending - ASSEMBLY
Author: Quijano (D) Additional Authors: Caputo (D);Lopez (D)
Summary: Amends certain provisions and e ective date applicable to disclosure of personal information of
judicial o cers, prosecutors, and law enforcement o cers.
NEW YORK
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=NY#FORM)
NY S 1282 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:NY2021000S1282&ciq=ncsl&client_md=4ea61ebeba8c3283e54cd0f608094ccf&mode=current_text)
2021
Annual Reports of Legal Settlement Payments
Status: Pending - Senate Finance Committee
Author: Benjamin (D) Additional Authors: Biaggi (D)
Associated Bills: NY A 4586 - Same as
Summary: Requires annual reports of legal settlement payments related to law enforcement activity, such
report shall include, but not be limited to, monetary amounts, plainti s and named parties, and shall be
published on the website of the comptroller.
NY A 1601 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:NY2021000A1601&ciq=ncsl&client_md=c433c050573a2d125094077be29802b9&mode=current_text)
2021
Facial Recognition Technology
Status: Pending - Assembly Governmental Operations Committee
Author: Fernandez (D)
Associated Bills: NY S 1076 - Same as
Summary: Prohibits facial recognition technology to be used in connection with an o cer camera used by 
both local and state police including the storage of biometric data.
NY S 2794 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:NY2021000S2794&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f8ba303fef1acd599c850145bdb43731&mode=current_text)
2021
Division of Criminal Justice Services Database
Status: Pending - Senate Codes Committee
Author: Sanders (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Data and Transparency, Decerti cation
Summary: Directs the Division of Criminal Justice services to establish a statewide public database covering
every local police department, each county sheri 's o ce, the division of the state police and every agency
that employs a peace o cer in this state, which shall compile the names of any police or peace o cer who
has had his or her employment terminated due to misconduct.
id=ID:bill:NY2021000A3602&ciq=ncsl&client_md=9ebe01628475613263bb3c3d33aa1d8a&mode=current_text)
2021
Database for Property Seized by Law Enforcement
Author: Abinanti (D) Additional Authors: Gottfried (D);Simon (D);Epstein (D);Sayegh (D)
Summary: Relates to the creation of a database for property seized by law enforcement agencies.
id=ID:bill:NY2021000A3809&ciq=ncsl&client_md=442f0c69bf885b4d20c6d7f85fb89aea&mode=current_text)
2021
Misconduct of a Police O cer Reporting
Author: Ramos (D)
Summary: Requires police o cers to report the misconduct of a police o cer, requires the division of
criminal justice to establish a protocol to be followed by police agencies when handling and recording
mandatory reports of misconduct by a police o cer.
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id=ID:bill:NY2021000A4586&ciq=ncsl&client_md=52b395b0392a07cdbf696a6d2a57f811&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Legal Settlement Payment Reports
Author: Cruz (D)
Summary: Requires annual reports of legal settlement payments related to law enforcement activity,
provides that such report shall include, but not be limited to, monetary amounts, plainti s and named
parties, and shall be published on the website of the comptroller.
NORTH DAKOTA
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=ND#FORM)
ND H 1443 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:ND2021000H1443&ciq=ncsl&client_md=053e0c9c4128391a220ca0c82252e9aa&mode=current_text)
2021
Data Collection and Reporting of Bias Crimes
Status: Failed - HOUSE
Author: Bu alo (D) Additional Authors: Marcellais (D);Hogan (D);Larsen (R);Boschee (D);Johnson
(R);Schneider (D);Hanson (D);Fegley (R)
Summary: Relates to the data collection and reporting of bias crimes, relates to the duty of the peace o cer
standards and training board to provide training on bias crimes, aggravated assault, harassment, and
criminal mischief, provides for a report to the legislative management, provides a penalty.
OHIO
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=OH#FORM)
OH H 11 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:OH2021000H11&ciq=ncsl&client_md=d2 f8690b1036487be3b545db16158b&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement O cer Database For Hiring Eligibility
Status: Pending - House State and Local Government Committee
Author: Sheehy (D) Additional Authors: Seitz (R);Lepore-Hagan (D);Smith K (D);West (D);Crawley (D);Hicks-
Hudson (D);Lightbody (D);Miller J (D);Russo (D);Sobecki (D);Sweeney B (D);Weinstein (D)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Data and Transparency 
Summary: Requires the Attorney General to create a law enforcement o cer database for hiring eligibility.
OKLAHOMA
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=OK#FORM)
OK S 858 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:OK2021000S858&ciq=ncsl&client_md=672b6a38c3dd41dc1609d8c6b408696b&mode=current_text)
2021
Counties and County O cers
Author: Dugger (R)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Other Issues, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to counties and county o cers, requires that a county clerk, county treasurer and a
county election board shall keep the personal information of law enforcement o cers con dential, de nes
term, requires law enforcement o cial to obtain an order of a court to keep personal information
con dential, directs the o ce upon receipt of the order to keep information con dential and not to disclose
unless under certain circumstances.
OK H 2431 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:OK2021000H2431&ciq=ncsl&client_md=75191c1e8660c320d553d28c434604dd&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement
Status: Pending - House Rules Committee
Author: Nichols (D)
Summary: Relates to law enforcement, relates to duties of the Attorney General, expands duties of the
Attorney General, directs the Attorney General to establish, administer and operate a database containing
certain information about law enforcement o cers, directs the Attorney General to maintain database
separate and apart from other records, requires database to be operational by date certain, directs law
enforcement agencies to furnish certain information to the Attorney General.
OREGON
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=OR#FORM)
OR S 174 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:OR2021000S174&ciq=ncsl&client_md=fa4fb9bd3daa2da17c275a7a338c163d&mode=current_text)
2021 
Law Enforcement Data Collection
Status: Pending - Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation Committee
Author: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum
Summary: Repeals certain provisions requiring data collection by law enforcement.
OR S 421 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:OR2021000S421&ciq=ncsl&client_md=6197bf579350956c43dec7f45b5eca14&mode=current_text)
2021
Database About Police O cers
Status: Pending - Senate Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation Committee
Author: Manning (D)
Summary: Transfers responsibility for database about police o cers from Department of Public Safety
Standards and Training to Department of Justice.
OR D 744 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:OR2021000D744&ciq=ncsl&client_md=a4c6e4666ed0c2018185703d2386c535&mode=current_text)
2021
Police O cer Misconduct Report
Author: Joint Committee on Transparent Policing and Use of Force
Summary: Modi es police o cers duty to report misconduct, requires law enforcement unit to investigate
reports of misconduct.
id=ID:bill:OR2021000D748&ciq=ncsl&client_md=b417896c60ebe8278eeab1b6c3f3b043&mode=current_text)
2021
Police O cer Disciplinary and Certi cation Database
Topics: Certi cation, Investigations and Discipline, Data and Transparency
Summary: Modi es requirements for database of disciplinary and certi cation actions relating to police
o cers and reserve o cers established by Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, requires law
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enforcement agencies to report to department when agency imposes disciplinary action with economic
consequences on police o cer or reserve o cer.
id=ID:bill:OR2021000D763&ciq=ncsl&client_md=0425de5aed89bb31e1de431beeb57556&mode=current_text)
2021
Peace O cer Physical Force Use Database
Summary: Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish statewide database of reports of use of
physical force by peace o cers and corrections o cers, requires commission to report annually to
appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on reports, requires law enforcement
units to report on use or threat of physical force, and deaths of persons in custody, to commission.
OR H 2932 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:OR2021000H2932&ciq=ncsl&client_md=5de0fe5197da5221c892dd8811 3218&mode=current_text)
2021
Database of Reports of Use of Physical Force
Author: Bynum (D) Additional Authors: Nosse (D)
Summary: Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish statewide database of reports of use of
physical force by peace o cers and corrections o cers.
OR H 3145 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:OR2021000H3145&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f9 a872d834bbf6b7cea6a3c649570a&mode=current_text)
2021
Public Safety Employee Public Record Database
Author: Judiciary Cmt
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Data and Transparency, Decerti cation
Summary: Relates to records, directs Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to establish
publicly available database of certain information about misconduct and discipline of public safety
employees established by department.
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RHODE ISLAND
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=RI#FORM)
RI S 122 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:RI2021000S122&ciq=ncsl&client_md=7897f598ca5de33e83fcf2ba085e6049&mode=current_text)
2021
Tra c Stop Data
Author: Quezada (D) Additional Authors: McCa rey (D);Calkin (D);Euer (D);Cano (R);Bell (D);Acosta
(D);Kallman (D);Mack (D)
Topics: Oversight, Technology, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Requires data collection and a study of tra c stops and searches to determine whether racial
disparities in stops and searches exist, provides that the data acquired may be used in civil or criminal
proceedings in accordance with the rules of procedure, requires the appointment of a community review
board.
RI H 5319 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:RI2021000H5319&ciq=ncsl&client_md=8d37fd0767d461b2e601c9f19257352f&mode=current_text)
2021
Electronic Information and Data Privacy Act
Author: Place (R) Additional Authors: Newberry (R);Filippi (I);Roberts (R);Quattrocchi (R)
Topics: Technology, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data,
location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in speci ed
circumstances.
SOUTH CAROLINA
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=SC#FORM)
SC S 56 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:SC2021000S56&ciq=ncsl&client_md=75359e2918f2db747d9257b39d2f2e4c&mode=current_text)
2021
Interrogation and Questioning Recording Evidence
Author: Malloy (D)
Topics: Other Issues, Technology, Data and Transparency, Standards

Summary: Relates to law enforcement and public safety, provides that certain statements made during
questioning or interrogation must be audio or video recorded, provides that a court must instruct a jury that
it may draw an adverse inference for a law enforcement o cer who fails to record a statement, provides the
circumstances in which a person's statement may be used for impeachment purposes, provides the
circumstances in which a statement obtained in another state or by the federal government is admissible.
id=ID:bill:SC2021000S257&ciq=ncsl&client_md=e6daf03c46fe8ed03a2e3bfe0c7b6f2f&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Author: Kimpson (D)
Topics: Training, Investigations and Discipline, O cer Safety and Wellbeing, Oversight, Data and
Transparency
Associated Bills: SC H 3563 - Similar;SC H 3665 - Similar
Summary: Relates to law enforcement and public safety, prohibits the deletion or destruction of data from a
body worn camera with the intent to alter or in uence a criminal action, criminal investigation, internal
police investigation, civil action, or potential civil action if notice is provided by the adverse party, or if
litigation is reasonably anticipated, provides penalties, provides exemptions, relates to policies and
procedures for the use of body worn cameras.
id=ID:bill:SC2021000S285&ciq=ncsl&client_md=954a308e410ac3cee98d7a502bb6e0da&mode=current_text)
2021
Data Recorded on a Body Worn Camera
Author: Bright Matthews (D)
Summary: Relates to data recorded on a body-worn camera being exempt from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, provides that recordings of an incident involving a loss of life are subject to the
Freedom of Information Act beginning thirty days after the incident.
SC H 3156 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:SC2021000H3156&ciq=ncsl&client_md=52466de1a4d3471ddbd7b66448f7ed8d&mode=current_text)
2021
Collection of Data About Driver of Motor Vehicle
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Status: Pending - House Education and Public Works Committee

Author: Rutherford (D)
Summary: Relates to the collection of certain data about the driver of a motor vehicle by a law enforcement
o cer who stops a motor vehicle and does not issue a citation or make an arrest, and the development of a
database containing the information collected by the o cer, provides this provision applies also to a motor
vehicle stop where an o cer issues a citation or makes an arrest.
id=ID:bill:SC2021000H3254&ciq=ncsl&client_md=097d66865db6ec60fbb33c73b283169e&mode=current_text)
2021
O ce of Freedom of Information Act
Author: Taylor B (R)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Other Issues, Technology, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Creates the O ce of Freedom of Information Act review within the administrative law court,
provides related general functions, powers, and duties of the o ce and the court, among other things,
provides applicable procedures, exempts data from video or audio recordings made by law enforcement
vehicle mounted recording devices or dashboard cameras, relates to equitable remedies available to the
general public to enforce provisions of the freedom of information act.
id=ID:bill:SC2021000H3563&ciq=ncsl&client_md=30a5a09ed26d3dcbb7026b147e09ed54&mode=current_text)
2021
Data From a Body Worn Camera
Author: Thigpen (D) Additional Authors: Johnson J (D)
Associated Bills: SC H 3665 - Similar;SC S 257 - Similar
Summary: Prohibits the destruction or deletion of data from a body-worn camera with the intent to alter or
in uence a criminal action, criminal investigation, internal police investigation, civil action, or potential civil
action if notice is provided by the adverse party, or if litigation is reasonably anticipated, provides penalties,
provides exemptions, relates to policies and procedures for the use of body-worn cameras, provides for the
circumstances in which the policies and procedures.
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id=ID:bill:SC2021000H3665&ciq=ncsl&client_md=3aa1790bc 0388bfe1873743438f4df&mode=current_text)
2021
Body Camera Data Protections
Author: Henderson-Myers (D)
Associated Bills: SC H 3563 - Similar;SC S 257 - Similar
Summary: Prohibits the deletion or destruction of data from a body worn camera with the intent to alter or
in uence a criminal action, criminal investigation, internal police investigation, civil action, or potential civil
action if notice is provided by the adverse party, or if litigation is reasonably anticipated, provides penalties,
provides exemptions, relates to policies and procedures for the use of body worn cameras.
id=ID:bill:SC2021000H3814&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f18c79a758d2a33b8360bd0ef5d2fc8e&mode=current_text)
2021
Police Misconduct Central Registry
Author: Henderson-Myers (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Oversight, Data and Transparency, Decerti cation
Associated Bills: SC S 275 - Similar
Summary: Provides the Law Enforcement Training Council shall operate and maintain the central registry of
police misconduct, provides for the information that must be maintained on the registry, provides for the
circumstances under which information must be included on the registry, provides that the state's law
enforcement agencies shall have access to the information on the registry, provides which information is
con dential and which information is subject to public disclosure.
id=ID:bill:SC2021000H3870&ciq=ncsl&client_md=a847c6630f938548bfa4882a56adf627&mode=current_text)
2021
Body Worn Cameras Data Requests
Author: Johnson J (D)
Summary: Relates to body worn cameras, provides a person who is a subject in data recorded by a body
worn camera may request and must receive the data without pursuing an action under the rules of criminal
procedure or civil procedure, or obtaining a court order.
id=ID:bill:SC2021000H3918&ciq=ncsl&client_md=ac86a42592c213ac6097458636c92d20&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Body Cameras
Author: Stavrinakis (D)
Summary: Provides certain terms and their de nitions, provides a law enforcement agency or o cer shall
not install, activate, or use a biometric surveillance system in connection with an o cer's camera or data
collected by an o cer's camera, provides a penalty for a violation of this section.
TENNESSEE
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=TN#FORM)
TN H 373 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:TN2021000H373&ciq=ncsl&client_md=a7827220b1f32b672bf11589547aafbe&mode=current_text)
2021
Wildlife Resources O cers
Status: Pending - House Criminal Justice Committee
Author: Casada (R)
Associated Bills: TN S 876 - Same as
Summary: Prohibits wildlife resources o cers from entering private property to install monitoring device
without a search warrant, order for electronic surveillance, or written permission of the landowner.
TN S 475 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:TN2021000S475&ciq=ncsl&client_md=f5dbd74d0881fb71bbf92e2f757cf15a&mode=current_text)
2021
Public Records
Status: Pending - Senate State & Local Government Committee
Author: Powers (R)
Associated Bills: TN H 347 - Same as
Summary: Makes con dential certain personal, nancial, and residential information of federal law
enforcement agents and o cers conducting operations in this state in the same manner that such
information is con dential for state and local law enforcement o cers and agents.
id=ID:bill:TN2021000H600&ciq=ncsl&client_md=631e9a22ec3f66243bb034eb494f3d7a&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement
Author: Hodges (D)
Summary: Requires a law enforcement o cer who conducts a search of a motor vehicle to report in person
to a judge of the general sessions court within three days and provide certain statistical information,
requires the clerk of the general sessions court to report the information to the administrative o ce of the
courts, requires the administrative o ce of the courts to provide an annual report to the chairs of the
appropriate committees of the general assembly.
id=ID:bill:TN2021000H1187&ciq=ncsl&client_md=7f956432ddb05f31af5b9a97bc428406&mode=current_text)
2021
Criminal Procedure
Author: Garrett (R)
Summary: Authorizes law enforcement o cers, district attorneys general, and the attorney general to seek
criminal process for the production of wire and electronic communications and transactional records
pertaining to the communications, sets guidelines for the service of and compliance with the criminal
process.
id=ID:bill:TN2021000S1434&ciq=ncsl&client_md=ebb05f325c69622649bf3cd22e619d68&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement
Author: Akbari (D)
Topics: Other Issues, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Requires a law enforcement o cer who conducts a search of a motor vehicle to report in person
to a judge of the general sessions court within three days and provide certain statistical information, 
requires the clerk of the general sessions court to report the information to the administrative o ce of the
courts, requires the administrative o ce of the courts to provide an annual report to the chairs of the
appropriate committees of the general assembly.
id=ID:bill:TN2021000S1455&ciq=ncsl&client_md=80d4140039b7d3af5f22d221460ed57b&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement
Author: Akbari (D)
Summary: Changes from March 31 to March 1 the date by which the Tennessee bureau of investigation
must provide to the commissioner of health and the general assembly a report on all law enforcement-
related deaths that occurred in the prior calendar year.
id=ID:bill:TN2021000S1496&ciq=ncsl&client_md=e054 c541512f0aa1511ef9f186c339&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement
Author: Akbari (D)
Summary: Requires law enforcement agencies to report ndings of excessive use of force by a law
enforcement o cer to the district attorney general, to be reviewed for possible criminal prosecution,
requires the district attorney general to review 10 percent of all allegations of excessive force in each
previous calendar year.
TEXAS
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=TX#FORM)
TX S 66 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:TX2021000S66&ciq=ncsl&client_md=356f110136f2cad32205f1602cfb5491&mode=current_text)
2021
Public Information Law
Status: Pending - Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Author: Miles (D)

Summary: Relates to the retention of and the required disclosure under the public information law of
certain complaints alleging o cial oppression.
TX H 1217 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:TX2021000H1217&ciq=ncsl&client_md=39d63061d4fd58f3d99b90ead3eb3915&mode=current_text)
2021
Constables Department Civil Service System
Status: Pending - House County A airs Committee
Author: Perez (D)
Topics: Certi cation, Other Issues, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties,
creates a criminal o ense.
id=ID:bill:TX2021000H1396&ciq=ncsl&client_md=4e7aea46bf0b17c12e602060274c52ee&mode=current_text)
2021
Policies and Procedures A ecting Peace O cers
Status: Pending - House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee
Author: White (R)
Topics: Training, Certi cation, Employment and Labor, Investigations and Discipline, Oversight, Data and
Transparency, Decerti cation, Standards
Summary: Relates to law enforcement agencies and policies and procedures a ecting peace o cers.
id=ID:bill:TX2021000H1563&ciq=ncsl&client_md=9b6816ba0462ea34c4fd62379053fd30&mode=current_text)
2021
Disclosure of Information in Department Files
Status: Pending - House Urban A airs Committee
Author: Gervin-Hawkins (D)
Topics: Investigations and Discipline, Other Issues, Data and Transparency, Decerti cation
Summary: Relates to the disclosure of information in department les of re ghters or police o cers in
certain municipalities.
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id=ID:bill:TX2021000H1938&ciq=ncsl&client_md=fdfbe404c9625797e1db2cc044dbd097&mode=current_text)
2021
Grant Program for Law Enforcement Agencies
Author: Jetton (R)
Summary: Relates to a grant program for law enforcement agencies to defray the cost of data storage for
recordings created with body worn cameras.
UTAH
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=UT#FORM)
UT H 133 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:UT2021000H133&ciq=ncsl&client_md=781cc9cf628cc8500e5213a0e122bdbf&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Recording Release
Status: Failed - Enacting Clause Struck
Author: Wheatley (D)
Summary: Mandates the release of law enforcement video recordings in certain situations.
UT H 264 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:UT2021000H264&ciq=ncsl&client_md=91ddc2d0250612a7df54cf15e5a9c85f&mode=current_text)
2021
Law Enforcement Weapons Use Report
Author: Romero A (D) Additional Authors: Weiler (R)
Topics: Oversight, Use of Force, Data and Transparency
Summary: Requires a law enforcement o cer to le a report after pointing a rearm or a conductive energy
device at an individual.
VIRGINIA
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=VA#FORM) 
VA S 1119 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:VA2020000S1119&ciq=ncsl&client_md=911c6f9a755d8a6feccbb74241424979&mode=current_text)
2021
Body Worn Camera Systems
Author: Reeves (R)
Topics: Other Issues, Oversight, Technology, Data and Transparency, Standards
Summary: Relates to law-enforcement agencies, relates to body-worn camera systems, creates a special
nonreverting fund to be known as the Body-Worn Camera System Fund to assist state or local law-
enforcement agencies with the costs of purchasing, operating, and maintaining body-worn camera systems.
VA H 2196 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:VA2020000H2196&ciq=ncsl&client_md=ad08a1d6487f5dfe955a59f8e340715b&mode=current_text)
2021
Freedom of Information Act
Status: Failed - Tabled in Committee
Author: Mullin (D)
Topics: Employment and Labor, Investigations and Discipline, Oversight, Data and Transparency
Summary: Relates to Virginia Freedom of Information Act, relates to required release of law-enforcement
disciplinary records, relates to exceptions, requires the release of law-enforcement disciplinary records
related to completed disciplinary investigations.
WASHINGTON
DIRECTORY.ASPX?AREA=1&STATESEL=WA#FORM)
WA S 5261 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:WA2021000S5261&ciq=ncsl&client_md=8a83080f269c1fa 8dec17d08f0b5fc&mode=current_text)
2021
Information Regarding Police Use of Deadly Force
Status: Pending - Senate Law & Justice Committee
Author: Padden (R)
Summary: Collects information regarding police use of deadly force, personnel complaints, pursuit
incidences, and patrol car crashes.
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WA S 5455 (http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?
id=ID:bill:WA2021000S5455&ciq=ncsl&client_md=c3c7a4f4585bd8b91f138c8565a81043&mode=current_text)
2021
Body Worn and Vehicle Dashboard Camera Recordings
Status: Pending - Senate Law & Justice Committee
Author: Gildon (R)
Topics: Oversight, Technology, Data and Transparency
Summary: Retains body worn and vehicle dashboard camera recordings.
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