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This bill, known as the George Floyd Act, relates to law enforcement misconduct and law enforcement interactions with certain detained or arrested individuals and other members of the public, public entity liability for those interactions, and the confinement, conviction, or release of detained or arrested individuals. The key provisions of the bill include: - Creating a new chapter in the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to establish public entity responsibility for the wrongful acts or omissions of their peace officers under the doctrine of respondeat superior, allowing individuals to bring actions against public entities for deprivations of rights, privileges, or immunities under color of law. - Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure to require peace officers to identify themselves, intervene to prevent excessive force by other officers, and request and render aid for injured persons. - Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policies on citation issuance and use of force, and establishing a progressive disciplinary matrix for police officer misconduct. - Prohibiting the use of certain neck restraints by peace officers except in limited circumstances. - Limiting the circumstances under which a peace officer may arrest an individual for a misdemeanor punishable only by fine. - Applying the changes made by the bill prospectively, with various effective dates and transition provisions.

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