Oregon House endorses several policing reform bills

Published April 28, 2021 1:00pm ET



Nine bills aimed at reshaping policing in Oregon are one step closer to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk with the same enforcement mechanisms they had in January.

The bills come less than a year after the killing of George Floyd sparked protests against police brutality. They continue today in cities like Portland, where resentment of law enforcement is renewed after the killing of Robert Delgado, an unarmed homeless man, this month by Portland police. The shooting remains under investigation and reignited calls for changes to policing statewide.

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