Provide a cause of action for deprivation of constitutional rights by a law enforcement officer, eliminate the defense of qualified immunity as prescribed, and change provisions of the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and State Tort Claims Act

Summary

The bill would let anyone whose constitutional rights are violated by a law‑enforcement officer file a civil lawsuit for damages, and it would eliminate the qualified‑immunity defense. Public employers would have to cover the officer’s judgment unless the officer acted in bad faith, and the state would waive its sovereign immunity for these claims. The measure also takes these claims out of the existing state and local tort‑claims statutes.

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