l9n/ Oregon

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 871

Requires deadly physical force policy of law enforcement agency to have requirement that investigation into use of deadly physical force by agency's police officers be led by person who is not employed by agency.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Directs law enforcement agency to notify Attorney General when police officer's use of deadly physical force causes death of person.</i>] <i>Directs Attorney General to appoint special prosecutor to investigate and, if appropriate, prosecute use of deadly physical force. Requires that subsequent prosecution occur using preliminary hearing.</i>] <i>Directs law enforcement agency to fully cooperate with investigation. Authorizes Attorney General to prosecute obstruction of investigation or bring action for costs caused by failure to cooperate.</i>] <i>Provides that family of person whose death was caused by use of deadly physical force is victim for purposes of certain victims' rights.</i>] <b>Requires deadly physical force policy of law enforcement agency to have requirement that investigation into use of deadly physical force by agency's police officers be led by person who is not employed by agency. <b>Requires incidents of use of deadly physical force that cause death of person to be presented to grand jury. Requires grand jury proceeding to be recorded by stenographic means. Allows release of stenographic report of proceedings in certain circumstances.</b>

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

March 3 to July 6, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action8 actions on 7 days

In the SenateMar 3 to Jul 6 · stopped125 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 3 to Mar 52 days

JudiciaryMar 5 to Apr 3056 days

Ways and MeansApr 30 to Jul 6 · stopped67 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 30

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Mar 3 – Jul 6

  1. Mar 3Introduced
  2. Mar 5Sent to Judiciary
  3. Mar 19Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 20Heard in Judiciary
  5. Apr 21Heard in Judiciary
  6. Apr 30Judiciary recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Mar 3Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Mar 5Referred to Judiciary.Senate
  3. Mar 19Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 20Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 21Work Session held.Senate
  6. Apr 30Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Apr 30Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  8. Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.Senate