name,area,bill,text,current,status,category,zero,what,citystate
United States,US,H.R.124 - Camera Accountability Maintenance and Transparency in Policing Act of 2017,https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr124,Introduced,considering,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Creates grant program to fund body cams, but doesn't include policies that ensure they are used for accountability.",state
United States,US,H.R.158 - Corey Jones Act,https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr158/text,Introduced,considering,force,Limit Use of Force,Prohibits law enforcement agencies that receive federal grants to conduct traffic stops using plainclothed officers.,state
Illinois,IL,HB303,https://openstates.org/il/bills/100th/HB303,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,Restricts civil asset forfeiture by making the state prove money or property confiscated by police was used in the commission of a crime.,state
Arizona,AZ,SB 1300,http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/52leg/1r/bills/sb1300h.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Creates task force to identify effective body camera policies.,state
California,CA,AB256,https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB256/id/1264701,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Makes it a felony for police officers to tamper with digital evidence (i.e. body camera footage, digital images, etc.).",state
California,CA,SB89,https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB411,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Protects Californians' right to film police officers.,state
Colorado,CO,HB15-1285,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2015a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/8BEA498E90715ED087257DA200621458?open&file=1285app.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Funds body cameras for police and creates a study group to recommend policies to govern their use including consequences for not following the policies.,state
Colorado,CO,HB15-1290,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2015a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/EB14DB37464042EB87257DCB007BC071?open&file=1290jud_01.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Empowers civilians to sue police departments if they interfere with or destroy a recording of a police officer or retaliate against a civilian for recording them. Pays attorney fees, the damages to the recording device, and $15,000 compensation to the victim.",state
Connecticut,CT,HB7109,https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/TOB/H/2015HB-07103-R00-HB.htm,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"1. Provides racial bias and cultural competency training

 2. Requires reporting of data on police killings

 3. Creates guidelines for and requires police departments to make efforts to promote recruitment and retention of minority police officers

 4. Requires the independent investigation and prosecution of police killings

 5. Creates guidelines and support for body cameras

 6. Creates a database of police officers dismissed or resigned for misconduct and prohibits these officers from being rehired

 7. Enables people to sue police departments that interfere with their right to record the police",state
Delaware,DE,HCR46,http://openstates.org/de/bills/148/HCR%2046/documents/DED00007748/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Encourages but does not require the development of a single uniform policy for implementing body cameras, that addresses when the cameras should be used, how the date should be stored, how public access to the date should be handled, whether notices for recording should be given and penalties for violations of the body camera policy.",state
District of Columbia,DC,B21-0351,http://lims.dccouncil.us/Download/34469/B21-0351-Enrollment.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"1. Opens access to body camera footage for all incidents except sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and incidents inside a private residence.

 2. Gives Mayor the power to expedite release of footage of public interest, including police shootings.

 3. Imposes a barrier to accountability by allowing officers to review body camera footage before making statements, except in cases of police shootings",city
Georgia,GA,SB94,http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153952.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"1. Establishes standards for the release of body camera data for public record requests. 

 2. Excludes body camera recordings from public records when they are taken in a place where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy and no criminal investigation is pending. 

 3. Allows a subject of the video, a parent of a minor in the video and persons party to a criminal or civil action relevant to the video to obtain access to the recording.",state
Illinois,IL,SB1304,http://ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1304enr.htm,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"1. Sets guidelines for the operation of police body cameras

 2. Creates officer misconduct database

 3. Prohibits the use of choke holds

 4. Requires independent investigations for officer-related deaths.",city
Louisiana,LA,HCR 180,http://openstates.org/la/bills/2015/HCR%20180/documents/LAD00051085/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Creates task force to identify effective body camera policies.,city
Massachusetts,MA,H3829,http://openstates.org/ma/bills/189th/H%203829/documents/MAD00022877/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Creates grant program to fund body cams, but doesn't include policies that ensure they are used for accountability.",state
Minnesota,MN,SF498,http://openstates.org/mn/bills/2015-2016/SF%20498/documents/MND00044647/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Establishes body camera policies allowing public access to footage depicting police use of force causing serious harm but not other footage unless they are depicted in the recording. Lacks uniform policies for police departments regarding when the cameras have to be turned on and whether officers can review footage prior to making statements.,state
Nevada,NV,AB162,http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/78th2015/Bills/AB/AB162_EN.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Enables police departments to use body cameras and requires policies governing their use including disciplinary rules for officers who violate policies.,state
Nevada,NV,SB111,http://openstates.org/nv/bills/78/SB%20111/documents/NVD00015833/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Requires Nevada Highway Patrol to wear body cameras and establish policies governing their use, but doesn't specify policies to be included that ensure they are used for accountability.",state
New Jersey,NJ,A2280,http://openstates.org/nj/bills/216/A%202280/documents/NJD00047131/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Requires all new police vehicles to be equipped with a ""mobile video recording system"" which can include body or dashboard cameras",state
North Carolina,NC,HB97,http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/HTML/H97v9.html,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Funds body cameras for police departments, but doesn't include policies that ensure they are used for accountability.",state
Oklahoma,OK,HB1037,http://openstates.org/ok/bills/2015-2016/HB%201037/documents/OKD00035668/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Makes public body camera footage that depicts police use of force; pursuits; traffic stops; any arrest, citation or written warning; events that led to a person being arrested, cited or warned; detentions; any action by an officer that deprives a person of their liberty; actions by an officer that led to an investigation or charges being filed and any recordings in the public interest of ensuring officers are appropriately performing their duties.",state
Sacramento,SAC,Resolution 2016,http://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=21&event_id=2906&meta_id=485534,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Requires the release of all video associated with an officer involved shooting, in-custody death, or complaint within 30 days.",city
San Francisco,SF,G.O. 10.11,http://sanfranciscopolice.org/sites/default/files/Documents/PoliceCommission/AgendaDocuments/COMMISSION-DGO-10.11-BODYWORNCAMERAS.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Requires officers to use body cameras, prevents them from reviewing footage before making initial statements but allows them to review footage before a full interrogation.",city
South Carolina,SC,S47,http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/47_20150604.htm,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"1. Requires police to equip officers with body cameras

 2. Requires law enforcement agencies to establish policies governing their use

 3. Funds body cameras

 4. Restricts the public from accessing body camera footage, only allowing people who have been recorded and their family members or attorney to access footage",state
Texas,TX,SB0158,ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/84R/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00100_SB00199/SB00158S.htm,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Establishes guidelines and a grant program to fund body cameras for police, but imposes a barrier to accountability by allowing officers to review footage before giving statements.",state
Utah,UT,HB300,http://openstates.org/ut/bills/2016/HB%20300/documents/UTD00035680/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Establishes policies for using body cameras, including giving the public access to body camera footage depicting police use of force resulting in injury or death.",state
Washington,WA,HB2362,http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2015-16/Htm/Bills/House%20Bills/2362.htm,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"1. Restricts public access to body camera footage depicting someone in a private setting, but clarifies that other footage should be accessible to the public.

 2. Requires law enforcement agencies to establish policies governing their use.

 3. Pays the cost of redacting any footage when footage is made available to a person involved in the footage.

 4. Creates a task force to study how body cameras are being used, with representation from law enforcement and community organizations.",state
Maryland,MD,HB1016,http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb1016e.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,contracts,Fair Police Union Contracts,"1. Allows civilian complaints to be submitted anonymously

 2. Extends the statute of limitations on submitting a complaint

 3. Opens police disciplinary hearings to the public

 4. Allows civilian representation on hearing boards

 5. Reduces the number of days before an officer can be interrogated to five from ten

 6. Creates a separate hotline to report mental health emergencies

 7. Requires reporting of uses of deadly force and officer disciplinary actions

 8. Requires de-escalation, anti-bias, and taser use training",state
Montana,MT,HB330,https://legiscan.com/MT/text/HB330/id/1198338,Signed into Law,passed,demilitarization,Demilitarization,"1. Bans state/local police departments from receiving military equipment from the federal government, including drones that are armored, weaponized, or both; aircraft that are combat configured or combat coded; grenades or similar explosives and grenade launchers; silencers; and _Ì_‰Û_Ì__Ì___‰Û¡ÌÝå¢__壉ۡÌÝå¢__militarized armored vehicles.""

 2. Bans using federal grant money to purchase this military equipment.

 3. Requires public notice within 14 days after a police department requests weaponry to purchase with local funds.

 4. Doesn't require police departments to send back or not deploy military equipment that they already have.",state
Baltimore,BAL,Use of Force Policy Enacted,http://useofforceproject.org/s/Baltimore-police-Use-of-Force-Policy-2016.pdf,Approved by Police Chief,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Requires officers to use de-escalation, intervene when others use excessive force, provide medical aid, but does not restrict deadly force to be a last resort after other means exhausted.",city
California,CA,AB71,https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB71/id/1264522,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires reporting of data on police killings.,state
Chicago,CHI,Use of Force Policy Enacted,https://t.co/VY6eYX7myv,Approved by Police Chief,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Requires de-escalation when possible, requires officers to provide medical aid, but does not prohibit shooting at moving vehicles or ban strangleholds.",city
Cleveland,CLE,Policy Approved by the Court,http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/01/cleveland_police_to_begin_trai.html,"Settlement Agreed To, Policy Approved by Court",passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"1. Requires de-escalation whenever possible

 2. Bans chokeholds and other neck restraints

 3. Requires officers use minimal amount of force necessary

 4. Requires officers report every time they unholster a firearm

 5. Prohibits shooting at moving vehicles",city
Colorado,CO,SB15-185,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2015a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/CBF1FB31D2D97CA487257DCE005D1D61?open&file=185jud_01.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"1. Convenes an advisory committee to study community policing practices and create a report regarding best practices.

 

 2. Mandates reporting of data on stops, searches, police shootings, charges, probation, and sentencing by race, ethnicity, and gender.

 

 3. Creates a program to fund police and community organizations to implement ""innovative community policing

 practices.""",state
Colorado,CO,SB15-217,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2015a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A091A223DC0F9D3687257DFE00571F01?open&file=217sjudapp.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Requires reporting of information on police shootings, including those that occurred since 2010, with demographic information on the officer and individual shot and search, citation, and arrest information related to the incident.",state
Colorado,CO,SB15-218,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2015a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/D6AE299262416D3A87257DFE006616C7/$FILE/218_enr.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires the disclosure of past officer misconduct information when the officer is applying for a law enforcement job.,state
Colorado,CO,HB16-1262,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2016a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/936A0ADF119532BA87257F240063F080?open&file=1262sjud_01.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires police departments to disclose internal affairs investigations and other disciplinary documents with each other during employment inquiries to prevent officers involved in misconduct from being rehired.,state
Colorado,CO,HB16-1264,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2016a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/F5A2A727B31083DD87257F45007EDDCE?open&file=1264_01.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Makes it a class 1 misdemeanor offense for police to intentionally use a chokehold against a civilian, unless there is imminent threat of death or serious injury to the officer or another person.",state
Connecticut,CT,HB7109,https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/TOB/H/2015HB-07103-R00-HB.htm,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"1. Provides racial bias and cultural competency training

 2. Requires reporting of data on police killings

 3. Creates guidelines for and requires police departments to make efforts to promote recruitment and retention of minority police officers

 4. Requires the independent investigation and prosecution of police killings

 5. Creates guidelines and suport for body cameras

 6. Creates a database of police officers dismissed or resigned for misconduct and prohibits these officers from being rehired

 7. Enables people to sue police departments that interfere with their right to record the police",state
Illinois,IL,SB1304,http://ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1304enr.htm,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"1. Sets guidelines for the operation of police body cameras

 2. Creates officer misconduct database

 3. Prohibits the use of choke holds

 4. Requires independent investigations for officer-related deaths.",state
Los Angeles,LA,Approved by Police Commission,http://www.lapdpolicecom.lacity.org/031516/BPC_16-0077.pdf,Approved by Police Commission,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"1. Requires LAPD officers use de-escalation whenever possible

 2. Requires officers exhaust all other reasonable alternatives before using deadly force

 3. Incorporates a greater emphasis on de-escalation in police training

 4. Ensures investigations evaluate officers based on whether they used appropriate de-escalation tactics",city
Maryland,MD,HB1016,http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb1016e.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"1. Allows civilian complaints to be submitted anonymously

 2. Extends the statute of limitations on submitting a complaint

 3. Opens police disciplinary hearings to the public

 4. Allows civilian representation on hearing boards

 5. Reduces the number of days before an officer can be interrogated to five from ten

 6. Creates a separate hotline to report mental health emergencies

 7. Requires reporting of uses of deadly force and officer disciplinary actions

 8. Requires de-escalation, anti-bias, and taser use training",state
Minneapolis,MPLS,Use of Force Policy Enacted,http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/policy/mpdpolicy_5-300_5-300,Approved by Police Chief,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Requires officers to use de-escalation, intervene when others use excessive force, provide medical aid, but allows strangleholds and does not restrict deadly force to be a last resort after other means exhausted.",city
National,US,H.R.1447 - Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013,https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1447/text,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Encourages states to report data on police killings to the US Attorney General.,state
Ohio,OH,HB64,http://openstates.org/oh/bills/131/HB%2064/documents/OHD00015779/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Creates a database of use of force and police shootings, increases police training.",state
Ohio,OH,Executive Order 2015-04K,http://www.governor.ohio.gov/Portals/0/executiveorders/EO%202015-04K.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Establishes an advisory board to create minimum standards for police use of force, recruiting, hiring, and screening of police recruits.",state
Oregon,OR,SB5701,https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5701/Enrolled,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Supports research-based ""community policing"" skills.",state
Orlando,ORL,OPD Use of Force Policy,http://www.wesh.com/article/orlando-police-chief-issues-reminder-on-use-of-force-policy/4449109,Approved by Police Chief,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires officers to intervene when others use excessive force and use minimum amount of force necessary.,city
Sacramento,SAC,Resolution 2016,http://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=21&event_id=2906&meta_id=485534,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Requires officers to intervene when others use excessive force, carry less-lethal weapons, use minimum amount of force necessary, but does not restrict deadly force to be a last resort",city
San Francisco,SF,Approved by Police Commission,http://sanfranciscopolice.org/sites/default/files/Documents/PoliceDocuments/DepartmentGeneralOrders/DGO%205.01%20Use%20of%20Force%20%28Rev.%2012-21-16%29.pdf,Approved by Police Commission,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"1. Requires police use de-escalation when possible

 2. Requires police intervene when another officer uses excessive force

 3. Prohibits police from using deadly force, except as a last resort, and not against someone who is only a threat to themselves

 4. Requires police to report each time they point a firearm at a civilian

 5. Prohibits shooting at moving vehicles unless deadly force against officers being used by means other than the vehicle",city
Texas,TX,HB1036,ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/84R/billtext/html/house_bills/HB01000_HB01099/HB01036S.htm,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires reporting of police shootings that cause death or injury.,state
California,CA,SB227,https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB227,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"Prohibits the use of grant juries to decide in procedings closed to the public whether to charge officers involved in police killings, instead has these cases decided by a judge in a preliminary hearing.",state
Colorado,CO,SB15-219,http://coloradofoic.org/files/2015/03/219_01.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,Requires a multi-agency or independent investigation of police shootings and requires district attorneys to publicly state why they decline to charge officers in each case.,state
Connecticut,CT,HB7109,https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/TOB/H/2015HB-07103-R00-HB.htm,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"1. Provides racial bias and cultural competency training

 2. Requires reporting of data on police killings

 3. Creates guidelines for and requires police departments to make efforts to promote recruitment and retention of minority police officers

 4. Requires the independent investigation and prosecution of police killings

 5. Creates guidelines and suport for body cameras

 6. Creates a database of police officers dismissed or resigned for misconduct and prohibits these officers from being rehired

 7. Enables people to sue police departments that interfere with their right to record the police",state
Illinois,IL,SB1304,http://ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1304enr.htm,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"1. Sets guidelines for the operation of police body cameras

 2. Creates officer misconduct database

 3. Prohibits the use of choke holds

 4. Requires independent investigations for officer-related deaths.",state
New York,NY,Executive Order 147,https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/EO147.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,Appoints the NY Attorney General as special prosecutor for police killings of unarmed civilians.,state
San Francisco,SF,Proposition G,http://sfgov.org/elections/sites/default/files/Documents/candidates/OCC%20Legal%20Text.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"Renames the Office of Citizen Complaints to the Department of Police Accountability (DPA), requires the DPA to review police use-of-force policies and incidents and gives it access to police records and documents.",city
San Francisco,SF,"Announced by D.A., Policy Language being Drafted",http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/SF-may-keep-officers-from-investigating-each-7926562.php,The unit has been established,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"Creates an independent investigative unit within DA's office to handle police shootings and other misconduct, but does not require a prosecutor from a different jurisdiction to handle the case (i.e. special prosecutor).",city
Texas,TX,HB2150,http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/HB02150F.HTM,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"Randomizes jury selection for grand jury, instead of allowing for ""pick a pal"" method, where judge appointed commissioners can pick jurors. Creates a more impartial and diverse jury pool, which will hopefully lead to a more effective grand jury to determine the legitimacy of police actions",state
Utah,UT,HB361,http://le.utah.gov/~2015/bills/hbillenr/HB0361.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,Requires independent investigations of police use of deadly force.,state
Wisconsin,WI,AB409,http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/related/proposals/ab409.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,Requires independent investigations of police use of deadly force.,state
Denver,DEN,Charter Amendment,http://www.denverite.com/denver-question-2b-need-know-office-independent-monitor-20528/,Approved by Referendum,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,"Makes the Office of the Independent Monitor part of the city charter, which protects it from being dismantled by the city council or Mayor.",city
Hawaii,HI,SB2196,http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2196_SD2_.htm,Signed into Law,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,Creates an independent review board to review police use of deadly force.,state
Honolulu,HON,Charter Amendment 1,http://honoluluchartercommission.org/images/questions/Proposed_Charter_Amendment_01.pdf,Approved by Referendum,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,"Empowers the Honolulu Police Commission to remove or suspend the police chief at any time, gives it subpoena power, and allows it to require the police chief to submit in writing any reasons for disagreement with a finding of the commission.",city
Maryland,MD,HB1016,http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb1016e.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,"1. Allows civilian complaints to be submitted anonymously

 2. Extends the statute of limitations on submitting a complaint

 3. Opens police disciplinary hearings to the public

 4. Allows civilian representation on hearing boards

 5. Reduces the number of days before an officer can be interrogated to five from ten

 6. Creates a separate hotline to report mental health emergencies

 7. Requires reporting of uses of deadly force and officer disciplinary actions

 8. Requires de-escalation, anti-bias, and taser use training",state
Miami,MIA,Charter Amendment,http://www.miamigov.com/City_Clerk/Docs/2016%20ELECTIONS/November/Certification_of_Legislation-R-16-0351.pdf,Approved by Referendum,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,Empowers the Civilian Investigative Panel to hire and fire its attorney and executive director without the city attorney's approval and allows the panel to review the police department's policies and procedures far enough in advance to provide recommendations.,city
New Orleans,NOLA,Charter Amendment,http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/politics/elections/article_04e3fc86-96de-11e6-ab86-e30ec4785972.html,Approved by Referendum,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,Decouples the independent police monitor from the inspector general and provides both offices guaranteed funding from the city's general fund budget each year.,city
Newark,NWK,16-0276,https://newark.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2573481&GUID=13232B4A-53F9-4E99-8440-8FE11FB761B2&Options=ID%7cText%7c&Search=civilian+complaint+review+board,Signed into Law,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,"Creates an empowered Civilian Complaint Review Board, with membership nominated by community organizations, and power to subpoena officers, set department policy, and decide the range of discipline officers should face.",city
Oakland,OAK,Ballot Measure LL,"https://ballotpedia.org/Oakland,_California,_Civilian_Police_Commission,_Measure_LL_(November_2016)",Approved by Referendum,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,"Establishes community police commission with power to appoint, assign, discipline, and fire Oakland police officers and select the candidates for Police Chief

 2. Requires officers exhaust all other reasonable alternatives before using deadly force

 3. Incorporates a greater emphasis on de-escalation in police training

 4. Ensures investigations evaluate officers based on whether they used appropriate de-escalation tactics",city
Sacramento,SAC,Resolution 2016,http://sacramento.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=21&event_id=2906&meta_id=485534,Signed into Law,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,Makes the Community Police Commission 100% civilian-led.,city
St. Louis,STL,Board Bill 208CS,https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/internal-apps/legislative/upload/committee-substitute/BB208CS.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,"Establishes a Civilian Oversight Board for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to review complaints of police misconduct, but does not include critical powers to subpoena or discipline officers or set department policy",city
Florida,FL,SB1044,https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/1044/BillText/e1/HTML,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,"Limits civil asset forfeiture to situations where an arrest has been made prior to the seizure of assets and there is proof, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the property in question was connected to the crime.",state
Missouri,MO,SB5,http://www.senate.mo.gov/15info/pdf-bill/perf/SB5.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,Limits the amount of revenue that can be made through fines and fees.,state
New Mexico,NM,HB560,http://openstates.org/nm/bills/2015/HB%20560/documents/NMD00024093/,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,"Ends civil asset forfeiture by:

 1. Requiring a criminal conviction before prosecutors could proceed with asset forfeiture

 2. Raises standard of proof in the civil forfeiture proceeding to _Ì_‰Û_Ì__Ì___‰Û¡ÌÝå¢__壉ۡÌÝå¢__clear and convincing,_Ì_‰Û_Ì__Ì___‰Û¡ÌÝå¢__å£_Ì_̱ÌÓ_ a higher (and more suitable) standard than the current _Ì_‰Û_Ì__Ì___‰Û¡ÌÝå¢__壉ۡÌÝå¢__preponderance of the evidence._Ì_‰Û_Ì__Ì___‰Û¡ÌÝå¢__å£_Ì_̱ÌÓ_

 3. Requiring funds procured through asset forfeiture to be deposited into the state general fund instead of going to law enforcement agencies

 4. Closes loophole that allows prosecutors to bypass more stringent state asset forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the federal government under its Equitable Sharing forfeiture program.",state
Wyoming,WY,SF0046,http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2016/Enroll/SF0046.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,"1. Requires police to get permission from the attorney general to seize assets based on probable cause standard. 

 2. Requires the case to be reviewed by a judge within 30 days to determine if the officers had probable cause to seize the property. If the judge rules that police did not have probable cause, the property must be returned.

 3. Requires the state to show there is clear and convincing evidence the property was tied to criminal activity.

 4. Covers costs of attorney fees and damages related to the court proceedings to contest the forfeiture.",state
Connecticut,CT,HB7109,https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/TOB/H/2015HB-07103-R00-HB.htm,Signed into Law,passed,representation,Community Representation,"1. Provides racial bias and cultural competency training

 2. Requires reporting of data on police killings

 3. Creates guidelines for and requires police departments to make efforts to promote recruitment and retention of minority police officers

 4. Requires the independent investigation and prosecution of police killings

 5. Creates guidelines and suport for body cameras

 6. Creates a database of police officers dismissed or resigned for misconduct and prohibits these officers from being rehired

 7. Enables people to sue police departments that interfere with their right to record the police",state
Cleveland,CLE,"Agreed to under DOJ Settlement, Policy being drafted",http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/05/26/us/document-cleveland-division-of-police-settlement-agreement.html?version=meter+at+2&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click,"Settlement Agreed To, Policy Approved by Court",passed,training,Training,Requires anti-bias training for officers and supervisors.,city
Colorado,CO,HB15-1287,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2015a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/252F11DBE4CC104387257DB10065E880?open&file=1287sjud_01.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,"Adds community representation to the peace officers standards and training board and adds required training courses on de-escalation, community policing, and anti-bias for police.",state
Connecticut,CT,HB7109,https://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/TOB/H/2015HB-07103-R00-HB.htm,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,"1. Provides racial bias and cultural competency training

 2. Requires reporting of data on police killings

 3. Creates guidelines for and requires police departments to make efforts to promote recruitment and retention of minority police officers

 4. Requires the independent investigation and prosecution of police killings

 5. Creates guidelines and support for body cameras

 6. Creates a database of police officers dismissed or resigned for misconduct and prohibits these officers from being rehired

 7. Enables people to sue police departments that interfere with their right to record the police",state
Maryland,MD,HB1016,http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb1016e.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,"1. Allows civilian complaints to be submitted anonymously

 2. Extends the statute of limitations on submitting a complaint

 3. Opens police disciplinary hearings to the public

 4. Allows civilian representation on hearing boards

 5. Reduces the number of days before an officer can be interrogated to five from ten

 6. Creates a separate hotline to report mental health emergencies

 7. Requires reporting of uses of deadly force and officer disciplinary actions

 8. Requires de-escalation, anti-bias, and taser use training",state
Maryland,MD,SB0321,http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0321T.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,Requires the Baltimore City Police Department and the Baltimore County Police to each establish a behavioral unit of at least six officers who are specially trained to understand the needs of individuals with mental health or substance abuse disorders.,state
New Jersey,NJ,A1663,http://openstates.org/nj/bills/217/A%201663/documents/NJD00063873/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,"Requires county, municipal, and campus police departments to establish cultural diversity training course and plan.",state
Utah,UT,HB355,http://openstates.org/ut/bills/2016/HB%20355/documents/UTD00035550/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,"Provides training in limiting force, de-escalation, investigating force incidents.",state
California,CA,AB953,http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB953,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,Supports police training on racial/identity profiling and implicit bias.,state
Cleveland,CLE,"Agreed to under DOJ Settlement, Policy being drafted",http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/05/26/us/document-cleveland-division-of-police-settlement-agreement.html?version=meter+at+2&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click,"Settlement Agreed To, Policy Approved by Court",passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,Prohibits racial profiling and collects data on stops and searches by race,city
Colorado,CO,SB15-1073,http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2015a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/1FF940CBA714DC7187257DA20061A8C3?open&file=1073jud_01.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,Ensures a civilian's license is not revoked if they prove they were stopped unconstitutionally.,state
Colorado,CO,HB16-1263,http://openstates.org/co/bills/2016A/HB%2016-1263/documents/COD00028942/,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,Bans racial profiling.,state
New York City,NYC,Int. No. 1057-A,http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2553507&GUID=BF52096B-1917-4914-977F-91E604025A50&Options=&Search=,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,Gives NYPD discretion to ticket instead of giving criminal summons for minor violations.,city
Rhode Island,RI,HB5819,http://openstates.org/ri/bills/2015/HB%205819/documents/RID00013432/,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,"1. Prohibits pedestrian stops unless reasonable suspicion or probable cause of criminal activity exists. 

2. Requires every stop that does not result in criminal charges to be documented in a police-generated report.

3. Collects data on racial disparities/racial profiling in stops",state
Alabama,AL,HB50,http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2017rs/PrintFiles/HB50-int.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires reporting police shootings data,state
Baton Rouge,BR,BRPD Use of Force Policy,http://www.wafb.com/story/34407935/mayor-broome-reveals-changes-to-brpd-use-of-force-policies,Approved by Mayor,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Requires officers to give a verbal warning before using deadly force, de-escalate situations when possible, prohibits chokeholds or strangleholds except in situations where deadly force is authorized, restricts police shooting at moving vehicles, and requires officers to intervene to prevent another officer from using excessive force and to immediately report when they observe the use of excessive force by another officer. ",city
Seattle,SEA,Seattle Police Accountability Legislation,http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/civilian-oversight-part-of-seattle-police-accountability-reforms-proposed-by-mayor-murray/,Approved by Mayor,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,"Creates the civilian-led Office of Inspector General and gives it subpoena power, increases the independence of the Office of Police Accountability to perform internal investigations by adding civilian staff, and makes the Community Police Commission permanent with the power to review and recommend police department policies. However, the legislation does not give the civilian oversight structure the power to discipline officers or decide police department policy.",city
California,CA,SB54,https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB54,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,"Would make California a ""Sanctuary State"" for undocumented immigrants. Prohibits law enforcement agencies, school police, and security departments from using resources to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes. Prohibits state and local law enforcement officers from being placed under the supervision of federal agencies or deputized as special federal officers or special federal deputies. Prohibits law enforcement agencies, school police, and security departments from transferring an individual to federal immigration authorities for purposes of immigration enforcement.",state
Texas,TX,HB245,https://openstates.org/tx/bills/85/HB245/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Prevents police departments from receiving state grants if they fail to comply with reporting requirements for police-involved shootings.,state
Texas,TX,SB292,https://openstates.org/tx/bills/85/SB292/,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,Creates a grant program to fund the establishment of interdisciplinary rapid response teams to reduce law enforcement's involvement with mental health emergencies.,state
Michigan,MI,HB4505,https://openstates.org/mi/bills/2015-2016/HB4505/,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,"Restricts civil asset forfeiture by increasing the burden of proof required to keep confiscated property from drug and public nuisance forfeiture cases, requiring ""clear and convincing"" evidence that it was related to a crime.",state
Ohio,OH,HB347,https://openstates.org/oh/bills/131/HB347/,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,"Bans civil asset forfeiture for property worth less than $15,000, raises burden of proof to seize property worth more than $15,000, and prohibits seizing property worth less than $100,000 through the federal Equitable Sharing program.",state
Alaska,AK,HB16,https://openstates.org/ak/bills/30/HB16/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,Requires police be trained in how to interact with people with disabilities.,state
Arizona,AZ,HB4505,https://openstates.org/az/bills/53rd-1st-regular/HB2477/,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,Ends civil asset forfeiture and closes loophole that allowed municipal police departments to participate in the federal Equitable Sharing program to seize property from innocent people.,state
Illinois,IL,SB58,https://openstates.org/il/bills/100th/SB58/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires drug and alcohol testing of police who shoot civilians,state
Texas,TX,HB2702,https://openstates.org/tx/bills/85/HB2702/,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"requires independent investigations of deaths in custody, requires de-escalation training, supports mental health diversion from incarceration",state
Louisiana,LA,HB276,https://openstates.org/la/bills/2017/HB276/,Signed into Law,passed,contracts,Fair Police Union Contracts,reduces time before police can be questioned following an incident from 30 days to 14 days.,state
Louisiana,LA,HB277,https://openstates.org/la/bills/2017/HB277/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,"requires additional training hours for police recruits and 20 hours of in-service training including in de-escalation, anti-bias, and crisis intervention.",state
Louisiana,LA,HB595,https://openstates.org/la/bills/2017/HB481/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,creates a statewide police misconduct database to prevent officers who are fired or resign under misconduct investigation from being rehired,state
Louisiana,LA,HB473,https://openstates.org/la/bills/2017/HB473/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,makes it easier for officers to lose their certification for committing misconduct.,state
California,CA,SB11,https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20152016/SB11/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to evaluate and improve police training related to interacting with people with mental illness,state
California,CA,SB29,https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20152016/SB29/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,requires police receive at least 8 hours of crisis intervention training,state
Maryland,MD,HB413,https://openstates.org/md/bills/2015/SB413/,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,requires law enforcement agencies to have policies prohibiting racial profiling in traffic stops based on recommendations by the Police Training Commission.,state
Maryland,MD,HB533,https://openstates.org/md/bills/2015/HB533/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Creates a commission to identify and implement effective body camera policies.,state
Maryland,MD,HB771,https://openstates.org/md/bills/2015/HB771/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Requires the Baltimore City Police Department to report a range of data on officers demographics, civilian complaints, community policing, and use of force.",state
Maryland,MD,SB882,https://openstates.org/md/bills/2015/SB882/,Signed into Law,passed,oversight,Community Oversight,increases the number of law enforcement agencies that are subject to review by the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board. It also adds to the board representatives from the state ACLU and the city branch of the NAACP.,state
Maryland,MD,SB954,https://openstates.org/md/bills/2015/HB954/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires police departments to report data on officer-involved shootings.,state
Oregon,OR,HB2002,https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/HB2002,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,"Requires police departments to adopt written policies prohibiting profiling, which
must include, at minimum, certain elements outlined in the new
law. The law also requires law enforcement agencies to provide
copies of complaints that allege profiling to the Law Enforcement Contacts Policy and Data Review Committee.",state
Oregon,OR,SB2704,https://openstates.org/or/bills/2015%20Regular%20Session/HB2704/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,creates an exemption to the law prohibiting the recording of non-willing participants in order to allow the recording of police.,state
Pennsylvania,PA,HB221,https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2015-2016/HB221/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,Requires police receive training on how to interact with people with mental illness.,state
Tennessee,TN,HB57,https://openstates.org/tn/bills/109/HB57/,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,requires police departments to ban racial profiling.,state
Utah,UT,SB82,https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2015/SB82/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Requires police to wear body cameras when executing a warrant.,state
Florida,FL,HB93,https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2016/HB93/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Establishes statewide standards for body camera policies and procedures.,state
Georgia,GA,HB941,https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2015_16/HB941/,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,Makes it easier to convene grand juries for police shootings and removes provisions that allowed officers to give a statement after the state presents evidence and that protected officers from being subject to examination.,state
Georgia,GA,HB976,https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2015_16/HB976/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"requires body cam or dash cam footage that involves criminal investigations, a vehicle accident, an arrest, or an officer̥s use of force to be preserved for a minimum of 30 months.",state
Hawaii,HI,SB2439,https://openstates.org/hi/bills/2016%20Regular%20Session/SB2439/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,ensures that a person is not prohibited from taking a photograph or making an audio or video recording of a law enforcement officer in a public place.,state
Kentucky,KY,HB124,https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2016RS/HB124/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,allows funds from the sale of confiscated firearms to be used (in part) for the purchase of body-worn cameras for law enforcement. The law also requires law enforcement agencies applying for body-worn camera grants to develop and submit for review a policy governing body-worn camera use. ,state
Nebraska,NE,LB1000,https://openstates.org/ne/bills/104/LB1000/,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"Requires independent investigations of police shootings, makes grand jury transcripts public, and creates a task force to identify and implement effective body camera policies.",state
New Hampshire,NH,HB1584,https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2016/HB1584/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,"Establishes statewide standards for body camera policies and procedures, requires officers to ask permission to record, stores use of force footage for at least 3 years and makes such footage accessible to the public.",state
Oklahoma,OK,SB1202,https://openstates.org/ok/bills/2015-2016/SB1202/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,Requires police receive training on how to interact with people with mental illness.,state
Oregon,OR,HB4003,http://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/2016/HB4003/,Signed into Law,passed,windows,End Broken Windows Policing,Extends a work group tasked with recommending policy changes to address police profiling.,state
Tennessee,TN,HB2122,https://openstates.org/tn/bills/109/HB2122/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,requires police departments to report data on police-involved killings and in-custody deaths.,state
Vermont,VT,S174,https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2015-2016/S174/,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Requires the Law Enforcement Advisory Board to identify and implement effective body camera policies.,state
Virginia,VA,HB301,https://openstates.org/va/bills/2016/HB301/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Requires police departments to report data on officer-involved shootings.,state
Washington,WA,HB2908,https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2015-2016/HB2908/,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,Creates a task force to offer recommendations on reducing deadly force by police officers. ,state
Washington,WA,SB5311,https://openstates.org/wa/bills/2015-2016/SB5311/,Signed into Law,passed,training,Training,Requires police receive crisis intervention training to better interact with people who have mental illness.,state
Indiana,IN,SB99,https://openstates.org/in/bills/2018/SB%2099/documents/IND00119403/,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,Reduces the length of time police can hold someone's property by requiring a prosecuting attorney to file an affidavit of probable cause with a court no later than seven days after property is seized. It also calls for the return of the property to the owner if the court does not find probable cause.,state
Utah,UT,SB154,https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2018/SB154/,Signed into Law,passed,profit,End For-profit Policing,Prohibits police department from imposing arrest or citation quotas on police officers,state
Washington,WA,I-940,http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article192039569.html,Signed into Law,passed,independent,Independently Investigate & Prosecute,"Gets rid of ""malice"" clause presently used to convict officers who use deadly force, and instead put in place a two-part test to determine if the use of deadly force was justified.",state
California,CA,AB748,https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB748,Signed into Law,passed,cams,Body Cams/ Film the Police,Requires body camera video to be released within 45 days of a deadly force incident.,state
California,CA,SB1421,https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421,Signed into Law,passed,force,Limit Use of Force,"Allows records of police misconduct including deadly force, taser use, sexual assault, and officer dishonesty to be released to the public.",state
California,CA,AB392,https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB392,introduced,considering,force,Limit Use of Force,"Changes the state deadly force standard from “reasonable” to “necessary” and holds police accountable for their actions leading up to using deadly force, including escalating the situation, when evaluating whether such force was justified.",state
Nebraska,NE,LB791,https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Intro/LB791.pdf,Signed into Law,passed,contracts,Fair Police Union Contracts,"Allows access to records of police misconduct, prevents police who’ve been fired for police violence from being rehired, and prevents police union contracts from making it harder to hold police accountable.",state