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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6527

SB 6527: Police deadly force data

Collecting information regarding police use of deadly force.

Summary

  • Requires law enforcement agencies in the state to report all incidents of the police use of deadly force to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC).
  • Requires WASPC to collect and maintain information on the use of deadly force and summarize the information in an annual report to be published on its web page.
  • Specifies information that must be included in a law enforcement agency's report to WASPC, consistent with data collected by the FBI for National Use-Of-Force Data Collection.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-46)
Introduced
January 21, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
February 7, 2020
Companion bill
HB 2789
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6527, SSB 6527

AN ACT Relating to collecting information regarding police use of deadly force;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-46)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Mike Padden R-4Senator R-18Kevin Van De Wege D-24Jeannie Darneille D-27Manka Dhingra D-45Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6527)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6527)
  4. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6527)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means.
  6. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 6527 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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