Indiana Senate Bill 85 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-16 - Senator Stoops added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Racial profiling and pretextual stops. Prohibits a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer from engaging in racial profiling or conducting pretextual stops. Requires a law enforcement agency to adopt a detailed policy that defines the elements of racial profiling and pretextual stops, and requires a law enforcement agency to collect certain data relating to stops made by law enforcement officers. Requires cultural diversity awareness training and training on unlawful racial profiling and pretextual stops for law enforcement officers. Specifies that a law enforcement agency shall transmit to the attorney general information concerning racial profiling complaints, investigations, and any action taken, as well as data collected relating to stops made by the law enforcement agency. Requires the attorney general to: (1) submit an annual report to the legislative council based on the information; (2) submit the data to a third party for statistical analysis; and (3) publish the results of the analysis on the attorney general's Internet web site. Establishes the racial profiling review commission to review complaints of unlawful racial profiling and unlawful pretextual stops. Permits a person to bring a civil action based on unlawful racial profiling and unlawful pretextual stops. Permits a law enforcement agency to use certain federal funds to purchase vehicle cameras and body cameras, and establishes training standards and standards for use. Makes a technical correction.

Racial profiling and pretextual stops.

Sen. Greg Taylor [D]

Sen. Mark Stoops [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-16	Senate	Senator Stoops added as coauthor
2020-01-06	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
2020-01-06	Senate	Authored by Senator Taylor G

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/85/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/a/5/6/1a56e27b/SB0085.01.INTR.pdf