Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Peace Officer Chokehold Prohibition Act. Provides that a peace officer may not apply a chokehold to effect the arrest of a person, unless faced with a situation in which the use of deadly force is justified under the Justifiable Use of Force; Exoneration Article of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a peace officer who violates this provision is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Effective January 1, 2016.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
2/6/2015	House	First Reading
2/6/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/18/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/18/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
2/19/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2/24/2015	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/27/2015	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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