DENVER – A bill on police reform is heading now headed to Colorado State House after the Senate passed the measure with a final vote Tuesday. Some of the items in the bill include a ban on the use of chokeholds by officers and a requirement on the use of body worn cameras.
It also removes “qualified immunity,” which keeps officers from being sued as individuals over the use of excessive force. Democrats say they’re confident they can get the bill onto the governor’s desk by the end of this week. The measure was brought forward after the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th.
Meanwhile, George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, along with family attorney Ben Crump and other witnesses will discuss the death, policing practices and law enforcement accountability on the day after George Floyd was buried. They’ll appear before a House committee today.
