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A police officer on the steps of New York City Hall monitors a protest. | Andrew Burton/Getty Images
States passed 243 policing bills — and left activists wanting
following the national reckoning on race touched off by George Floyd's murder.
Maryland, Virginia and Washington are among the states that enacted laws banning chokeholds, limiting no-knock warrants and increasing transparency around disciplinary records for law enforcement. Some states, like Arkansas, Massachusetts and Colorado, passed measures requiring law enforcement to intervene when another officer is using excessive force. Leaders in statehouses say they’re proud of the work they’ve done.