Committee approves study provision for Memphis SAFE task force after debate on audits and comptroller role
Senate Bill 443, as amended, directs the attorney general to study (and, if needed, request comptroller auditing services for) cases and grant usage associated with the Memphis SAFE task force; the committee advanced the amendment after extensive debate and testimony, including from the DA conference.
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Senate Bill 443 and a consequential amendment were the meeting’s longest discussion. The measure would authorize the attorney general to review (described in the bill as an audit or study) charge dispositions, plea deals, convictions, sentences, dismissals, bail recommendations, grant funds use, and any potential misconduct related to the Memphis SAFE task force. Senator Taylor described the bill’s purpose as ensuring that resources invested through the task force produced sustained results and appropriate prosecutorial follow-through.
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