BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1507: Indep. prosecutions/police

Establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions of criminal conduct arising from police use of force.

Summary

Authorizes the Office of the Attorney General, with jurisdiction concurrent with county prosecuting attorneys, to investigate and prosecute crimes involving use of deadly force by police officers committed on or after July 1, 2022.
Establishes the Independent Prosecutions Unit within the Office of the Attorney General.

From the House Bill Analysis 2022 (HB 1507), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions of criminal conduct arising from police use of force;

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

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

HB 1507 (2025–26) Health care nondisclosure · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1507 (2023–24) Fair housing training · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1507 (2019–20) School safety/design · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1507 (2017–18) Election reconcil. reports · Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2017
HB 1507 (2015–16) Nursing home meals/sodium · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1507 (2013–14) Electronic product recycling · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1507 (2011–12) Robberies of pharmacies · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1507 (2009–10) Life imprisonment/juveniles · Did not pass · died in committee