Travis’ Law - Requires 911 operators to refer calls involving mental health to crisis teams
Matthew’s Law - model policy addressing the use of confidential informants
The House Ways and Means Committee had been scheduled to walk through the details of the legislation Saturday night, but that meeting was postponed until 1:00 p.m. Sunday.
The bills dealing with police reform and justice system were inspired by the murder of George Floyd in police custody and reinforced by the more recent traffic stop death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center.
The DFL-controlled House began to hold hearings on those bills when the 2021 session began in January. The GOP-controlled Senate didn t hear any of the bills during the regular session but agreed to hear testimony during informational hearings in final weeks of session.
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Legislative leaders say they ve reached an agreement on most aspects of the main public safety bill, including which police accountability measures to put into state law.
Both House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said late Saturday night that only minor issues need to be ironed out, which raises hopes lawmakers will be able to avoid a July 1 state government shutdown. We are still resolving some minor issues, but have reached a bipartisan agreement with the Senate that both fully funds public safety and the judiciary and includes reforms to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system, Rep. Hortman said, in a statement released to the media.