2024

Create an office of an independent prosecutor within the state Attorney General's office to prosecute deadly police use of force.

Requires law enforcement agencies to establish review council in internal affairs unit to investigate law enforcement officers who participate in hate groups.

Requiring civilian oversight investigations in excessive force cases.

Making use of body worn cameras (BWC) mandatory for some agencies.

Establishing requirements, procedures, and prohibitions relating to the use of facial recognition technology by a law enforcement agency under certain circumstances.

Strengthening and clarifying the Washington Attorney General's authority to investigate patterns/practices of misconduct at the municipal/law enforcement agency level and institute civil actions.

Prohibits the use of a colorimetric field drug test, as defined, by law enforcement for a determination of probable cause for an arrest, by a prosecutor when deciding whether to charge a person, or by a court for a conviction or sentencing, as specified.

Requires online portal to report law enforcement officer misconduct; establishes duty to report by law enforcement officers.

This bill would prohibit the use of an unleashed police canine by law enforcement to apprehend a person, and any use of a police canine for crowd control. The bill would prohibit law enforcement agencies from authorizing any use or training of a police canine that is inconsistent with this bill.

Data collection on traffic stops (primarily re: race of driver); provide grant program for low-income drivers to assist with needed vehicle repairs; eliminate non-moving violations as a primary justification for a stop.