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HB 1451: Community Safety and Criminal Justice

GENERAL BILL by Driskell

Community Safety and Criminal Justice; Provides law enforcement requirements and reports on officer excessive force use; provides public records exemptions do not apply to body camera recordings; provides for civil action against an officer acting under color of law of this state or its political subdivisions for deprivation of rights secured under US & State Constitutions; excludes persons seeking to take enforcement of law into their own hands from provisions protecting use of deadly force; prohibits use of neck restraint; prohibits arrest of person younger than 10; limits no-knock search warrants; requires database of officers found to have committed major misconduct; prohibits hiring of applicant who has committed major misconduct.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2021 House • Filed
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2021 House • Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
    4/30/2021 House • Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)

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  • HB 1451, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2021 at 4:48 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (29)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1453 Pub. Rec./Arrest Booking Photographs Driskell Linked Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 261 Deprivation of Rights by Public Officers and Employees Rayner Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 277 Statewide Police Misconduct Registry Thompson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 299 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Robinson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 303 (c1) Minimum Age for Arrest or Prosecution Williams Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Judiciary Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 521 No-knock Search Warrants Benjamin Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 569 Law Enforcement Body and Dashboard Cameras Chambliss Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 577 Law Enforcement Officer Use of Force Omphroy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 647 Law Enforcement Agency Standards Davis Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 1525 Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officers Joseph Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 1527 Criminal Justice Joseph Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1573 Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers DuBose, Joseph Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    H 1609 Criminal Justice Hardy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 7051 (er) Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer Practices Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-241 Track This Bill
    S 444 Public Records/Arrest Booking Photographs Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    S 452 Law Enforcement Officer Body and Vehicle Dash Cameras Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    S 454 Law Enforcement Agency Data Reporting Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    S 480 Statewide Police Misconduct Registry Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    S 626 (c2) Juvenile Justice Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    S 670 Deprivation of Constitutional Rights Jones Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    S 732 Body Camera Recordings by Law Enforcement Officers Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Criminal Justice Track This Bill
    S 740 Administration of Justice Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    S 868 No-knock Search Warrants Powell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    S 942 Law Enforcement Agency Standards Gibson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    S 1148 Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers Rouson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    S 1402 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Thurston Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Criminal Justice Track This Bill
    S 1452 Minimum Age for Arrest Powell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    S 1866 Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officers Bracy Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill
    S 1982 Unlawful Acts of Officers, Employees, or Agents of the State Powell Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (21)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    111.07 Defense of civil actions against public officers, employees, or agents. Page 9 (pdf)
    111.071 Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees. Page 11 (pdf)
    112.1903 Page 12 (pdf)
    119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 21 (pdf)
    284.3113 Page 25 (pdf)
    447.3075 Law enforcement bargaining units; separate units required; establishment. Page 26 (pdf)
    760.52 Page 29 (pdf)
    776.012 Use or threatened use of force in defense of person. Page 31 (pdf)
    784.099 Page 32 (pdf)
    900.05 Criminal justice data collection. Page 33 (pdf)
    901.001 Page 38 (pdf)
    933.102 Page 38 (pdf)
    943.125 Accreditation of state and local law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities, public agency offices of inspectors general, and certain pretrial diversion programs; intent. Page 39 (pdf)
    943.1361 Page 42 (pdf)
    943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures. Page 44 (pdf)
    943.17185 Page 46 (pdf)
    943.1719 Page 49 (pdf)
    943.2555 Page 49 (pdf)
    943.2556 Page 51 (pdf)
    943.6872 Page 53 (pdf)
    944.3315 Page 55 (pdf)

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