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Judiciary committee hears calls for 90‑day timeline for AG reviews of officer‑involved incidents
Summary
Witnesses, including police union leaders and officers, urged the House Judiciary Committee to require the attorney general's office to complete reviews of officer‑involved shootings within 90 days and to provide regular updates; the AG's office warned the work is criminal in nature and cited resource and expert‑witness constraints.
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Feb. 20 on H.171, a bill that would direct the attorney general's office to investigate certain law enforcement uses of firearms and to complete any such investigation within 90 days except in cases involving multiple injured people.
Police union leaders and officers who testified said prolonged case reviews have harmed officers' mental health and career stability and undermine recruitment and retention. "Officers are expected to work efficiently, meet deadlines, provide regular updates in the course of their duties. Yet when the professional standing and potentially their entire future is at stake, they are frequently left without…
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