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US SB1913
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends 42 U.S.C. 1983 to eliminate qualified immunity as a defense for state and local officials sued for violating federal constitutional or legal rights
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Prohibits defendants from claiming they acted in good faith, believed their conduct was lawful, or that the violated rights were not "clearly established" at the time
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Applies retroactively to all actions pending on or filed after the date of enactment
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Responds to Supreme Court decisions in Pierson v. Ray (1967) and Harlow v. Fitzgerald (1982) that Congress finds erroneously created the qualified immunity doctrine
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Introduced May 22, 2025 by Senators Markey, Warren, and Sanders; referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee
Legislative Description
Ending Qualified Immunity Act
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
5/22/2025