Police Accountability

Gov. Ned Lamont signed the controversial police accountability bill Friday, but the work is hardly done. Police are still largely opposed to the bill, and in order for it to work, lawmakers need to find a way to win their support.  Police loudly opposed the bill that requires them to display their names and badge numbers on the outside...

Governor Lamont on Friday signed into law the state’s controversial police accountability bill.

The State Senate passed the controversial police accountability bill early Wednesday morning and the governor said he is prepared to sign it.

The state Senate has passed the controversial police accountability bill early Wednesday morning after it began debating it on Tuesday evening. The proposed legislation passed in the House last week after hours of emotional debate. Early Wednesday morning, the bill was passed by the Senate after a vote of 21 to 15. The bill called for more oversight of police…

Early Wednesday morning, the bill was passed by the Senate after a vote of 21 to 15.

The state Senate has passed the controversial police accountability bill early Wednesday morning after it began debating it on Tuesday evening.

The House approved a version of the bill that removed changes to qualified immunity.

The state Senate began debating the controversial police accountability bill early Tuesday evening. The proposed legislation passed in the House last week after hours of emotional debate. The bill calls for more oversight of police in our state, including implicit bias training, an inspector general to review the use of deadly force, and the required use of body cameras too,…

The Connecticut Senate on Tuesday sent a bill to the governor’s desk that will allow all voters to cast their ballots in November by absentee, making COVID-19 an acceptable excuse for not voting in person at the polls. The lawmakers were also expected to take up a wide-ranging police accountability bill, sparked by the death of George Floyd and...

NBC CT’s Christine Stuart explains the role the state House of Representatives’ work on a controversial police accountability could have for the rest of the special session.

Protesters were at the State Capitol on Tuesday as the State Senate took up a controversial measure on police accountability.

On Friday, lawmakers in the state House of Representatives passed a police accountability bill, 86-58, and the state treasurer is calling on the state Senate to pass the legislation too. State Treasurer Shawn Wooden held a news conference on Monday along with Sen. Richard Blumenthal and other elected officials. One controversial part of the bill removed “qualified immunity.”  The current...

Lawmakers in the state House of Representatives passed a police accountability bill, 86-58, Friday morning after eight hours of debate. Seven lawmakers did not vote. One controversial part of the bill removes “qualified immunity.”  The current state statute prevents officers from being held personally liable for misconduct. This bill gets rid of that protection and an amendment that would have kept...

The state House of Representatives passed the police accountability bill on Friday.

The state House of Representatives passed a police accountability bill on Friday that includes a measure to remove qualified immunity for police officers.

Lawmakers worked into the early hours Friday during a special session and have passed a police accountability bill.

Lawmakers in the state House of Representative voted this morning on an amendment to a police accountability bill that would have kept qualified immunity for officers and it has failed.

The House got right to work Thursday, debating and voting on a range of topics including insulin costs, telehealth and absentee ballots, and police accountabiliity.

While some in law enforcement say they support efforts to improve training and transparency, there are several parts of the police accountability bill they don’t like and want to see taken out. “You can’t have people hesitating to take action to save the life of others,” said Andy Matthews, executive director of the Connecticut State Police Union. Some who...

Lawmakers returned to the State Capitol for a special session to tackle four major issues, including voting rights and police accountability.