Bill > S05093

This bill prohibits police officers from engaging in bias-based profiling, which is defined as relying on characteristics like race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation to decide who to stop or search. It requires law enforcement agencies to establish procedures for reviewing and addressing complaints of bias-based profiling. The bill also allows the state Attorney General or individuals who have been subject to bias-based profiling to bring civil actions for injunctive relief and/or damages against law enforcement agencies engaged in such practices. Additionally, the bill mandates that law enforcement agencies collect and report data on various aspects of their encounters with the public, which will be made publicly available.