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Tag: Legislation
Technology
Congresswoman Reintroduces Legislation to Promote Use of American Made Police Drones
The Drones for First Responders (DFR) Act aims to address U.S. dependency on Chinese-controlled drones, which currently make up 90% of the drones used by American first responders.
June 6, 2025
Technology
California Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Prohibit Police Use of Weaponized Drones
AB 2681, by Assemblywoman Akilah Weber, D-San Diego, would have made it an infraction offense to manufacture, modify, sell, transfer or operate a robotic device equipped with a weapon.
September 24, 2024
Patrol
New Legislation Could Buy Better Armor for DHS Officers
The Senate bill orders Homeland Security to work to accommodate “individuals whose body shapes are most closely associated with female agents and officers.”
May 28, 2024
Command
New Illinois Law Allows Non-Citizens to be Police Officers
The new law requires immigrants to be legally authorized to work under federal law.
July 31, 2023
Patrol
NY Legislators to Vote on Lifetime Pensions for Children of Slain NYPD Officer
Under the law, the children of single-parent officers killed in the line of duty are not entitled to lifetime pensions — a benefit granted to the spouses and parents of NYPD officers.
May 30, 2023
Featured
WA Legislators Want to End English Language Requirement for Cops
The bill applies to applicants for the city police agencies, city firefighters, sheriff’s deputies, and fish and wildlife officers.
March 24, 2023
Patrol
WA Legislature Modifies Police Pursuit Law to Reduce Crime
The House Community Safety, Justice, and Re-Entry Committee passed HB 1363, which would give police who have reasonable suspicion the authority to pursue someone accused of a violent crime, a sexual crime, vehicular assault, escape, DUI, and domestic violence calls.
February 17, 2023
Special Units
Proposed CA Bill Would End Use of K-9s During Arrests
Assembly Bill 742’s supporters, which include the NAACP and ACLU, say the use of police K-9s has been a mainstay in America’s history of racial bias and violence against Black Americans and people of color.
February 14, 2023
Patrol
Agencies "Brace" for Annual Spate of Training to Enforce Newly Passed Laws
Ever-evolving laws governing both police and citizen behavior isn't news for which law enforcement agencies and/or officers must "brace" themselves, but it's also news that cannot be ignored.
December 30, 2022
Training
Congress Passes De-Escalation Training Bill
The bill that passed the House on Wednesday will amend a 1968 federal crime law to authorize $70 million in annual grant funding for law enforcement training on alternatives to the use of force that include scenario-based exercises for officers.
December 15, 2022
Point of Law
Editorial: Redefining “Safety”
The SAFE-T Act, set to take effect in Illinois on New Year’s Day, will strain police budgets and endanger officers and the public.
October 14, 2022
Patrol
Senate Passes 6 Police-Related Bills Supported by FOP
“The most impactful legislation for law enforcement officers and their families is H.R. 6943, the ‘Public Safety Officer Support Act,’ which recognizes that most public safety officer suicides are service-connected and may be considered a line of duty death for the purposes of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program,” National FOP President Patrick Yoes said.
August 2, 2022
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