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MI SB0335
MI SB0335Law enforcement: training; duty to intervene policy; require law enforcement agencies to adopt. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 341'25
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Introduced
05/29/2025
05/29/2025
In Committee
05/29/2025
05/29/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
103rd Legislature
Bill Summary
A bill to require law enforcement agencies to regulate failures of law enforcement officers to intervene during the use or attempted use of excessive force; to permit law enforcement officers to report certain wrongful conduct observed by those law enforcement officers; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.
AI Summary
This bill requires all law enforcement agencies in Michigan to adopt a written "duty to intervene policy" within 12 months of the act's effective date. The policy mandates that officers must take action to stop or prevent another officer from using objectively unreasonable force and report such observations to their immediate supervisor. Law enforcement agencies must provide this policy to all officers and specify that violating the policy can result in disciplinary action. Officers can use a model policy created by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), but agencies are also allowed to develop policies that go beyond the minimum requirements. The bill defines key terms like "officer" and "law enforcement agency" by referencing existing definitions in the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards Act. Importantly, the bill is tied to another piece of legislation (Senate Bill 341) and will only take effect if that bill is also enacted into law, creating a legislative dependency to implement these new requirements for law enforcement agencies.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (10)
Ruth Johnson (R)*,
Sarah Anthony (D),
Darrin Camilleri (D),
Mary Cavanagh (D),
Stephanie Chang (D),
Erika Geiss (D),
Jeff Irwin (D),
Mallory McMorrow (D),
Sylvia Santana (D),
Sue Shink (D),
Last Action
Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety (12:00:00 6/26/2025 Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building 201 Townsend St, Lansing, M) (on 06/26/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0335 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL IN COMMITTEE | https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2025-SFA-0334-G.pdf |
| BillText | https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2025-SIB-0335.htm |
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