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Community groups back mask‑identification bill for law enforcement as committee advances measure with edits
Summary
Advocates including the ACLU, Legal Clinic and immigrant‑justice organizations supported SB2203 to limit masking by law enforcement and urged broader transparent‑policing measures; the committee advanced the bill after adopting technical amendments though several members opposed it as unnecessary.
The committee considered Senate Bill 2203 (SD2) to prohibit law enforcement officers from masking or otherwise obscuring facial identity during public interactions, and heard extensive testimony from civil‑liberties and immigrant‑justice organizations.
Nate Hicks (Waiola Public Health Institute) said visible faces can reduce fear in law‑enforcement interactions. Mandy Fernandez…
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