Bill Title: Creates the Reasonable Use of Force Act. Defines "chokehold," "peace officer," and "private security contractor." Provides that peace officers shall use an amount of force reasonably necessary based on the totality of the circumstances to perform a lawful task, effect an arrest, overcome resistance, control a subject, or protect themselves or others from injury. Prohibits reducing a person's ability to breathe due to chest compression, positing a person in any manner that restricts free breathing, or placing a person on his or her stomach unless necessary to overcome resistance and obtain control of a person or to protect themselves or others from injury. Prohibits the use of chokeholds by peace officers and private security contractors unless deadly force is justified under the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that peace officers shall monitor an arrestee and seek medical attention for an arrestee after they have obtained control of a person and the person has been arrested. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-10-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB0065 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Ira Silverstein [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kimberly Lightford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Donne Trotter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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