Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

Bill: 116-s-3955
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-06-11
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Justice for Breonna Taylor Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits no-knock warrants, which generally permit law enforcement officers to enter a premises without first identifying their authority and purpose. </p> <p>Specifically, it requires federal law enforcement officers to provide notice of their authority and purpose before executing a warrant. State and local law enforcement agencies that receive funds from the Department of Justice must execute warrants that require the serving officer to provide notice of his or her authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3955 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 11, 2020 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit no-knock warrants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act . 2. Prohibition on no-knock warrants (a) Federal prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal law enforcement officer (as defined in section 115 of title 18, United States Code) may not execute a warrant until after the officer provides notice of his or her authority and purpose. (b) State and local law enforcement agencies Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, a State or local law enforcement agency that receive funds from the Department of Justice during the fiscal year may not execute a warrant that does not require the law enforcement officer serving the warrant to provide notice of his or her authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises.