2021 House Bill 5020

Ban non-lethal police crowd control except in riot

Introduced in the House

June 15, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Mary Cavanagh (D-10)

To ban police use of “kinetic energy projectiles” (rubber bullets”) or chemical weapons (tear gas, pepper spray, etc.) to disperse a crowd if “the crowd is not engaged in rioting”.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations