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2021 Senate Bill 5259: Concerning law enforcement data collection
Introduced by Sen. T'wina Nobles (Tacoma) (D) on January 18, 2021
Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on January 18, 2021
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 4, 2021
The AGO is required to establish an advisory group to examine data needs or gaps in the university’s use of force data program; group membership is prescribed. The advisory group must make recommendations to the AGO for statewide implementation of data collection, reporting, and publication no later than January 1, 2022. The AGO must review the recommendations from the advisory group and recommend revisions. Upon approval, the advisory board must conduct a competitive bidding process to select a university to design, develop, and manage the data collection program. Law enforcement agencies may submit data to the university utilizing incident reports or other electronic means. Additional data elements that must be reported include, the reporting of whether dashboard or body worn camera footage was recorded for an incident, and the number of officers and suspects who were present when force was used. Law enforcement agencies must develop a reporting plan for the submission of additional data relevant to public interactions and incidents. Provisions requiring the reporting of tort payout information are removed.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 4, 2021
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 22, 2021
A daily stipend is authorized for advisory group members who may experience financial hardship from participating in the advisory group. The completion date is extended for advisory group recommendations from January 1, 2022 to April 1, 2022. The work of the advisory group is supplemental to base requirements for collection of data outlined in the bill. The advisory group is required to consider phased implementation of additional data elements, including demographic information about crime vicitims; recommend practices for law enforcement reporting, utilizing incident reports to the greatest extent feasible; and recommend practices for public access to deidentified data. The advisory group sunsets on January 1, 2023.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 25, 2021
Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) on March 1, 2021
Clarifies that selection of an institution of higher education to establish and maintain the statewide use of force data collection program is a joint process between the advisory group and Attorney General's Office.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 1, 2021
Requires the Attorney General's Office to establish an advisory group to make recommendations for implementation of a program for statewide data collection, reporting, and publication of use of force data by April 1, 2022.
Received in the House on March 3, 2021
Referred to the House Public Safety Committee on March 3, 2021
Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on March 25, 2021
Amendment offered in the House on April 6, 2021
(1) Requires each law enforcement agency to submit use of force reports in accordance with the requirements of the statewide use of force data program, rather than providing that reports must be made in the format and time frame established in the program. (2) Specifies that a law enforcement agency's use of force report must identify whether minors were present at the scene of the incident, if that information is known, and the involved law enforcement officer's name.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 6, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Brad Klippert (Benton) (R) on April 6, 2021
Specifies that a law enforcement agency's use of force report must include the name, age, gender, race, and ethnicity of the involved officer only if known.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 6, 2021
Received in the Senate on April 14, 2021
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 18, 2021