Ending Qualified Immunity Act

Summary

Ending Qualified Immunity Act This bill eliminates the defense of qualified immunity in certain civil actions for deprivation of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government officials from being held personally liable for constitutional violations. The bill provides that, under the statute allowing a civil action alleging deprivation of rights under color of state law, it shall not be a defense to any such action that, at the time of the deprivation, (1) the defendant was acting in good faith or believed that his or her conduct was lawful; (2) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws were not clearly established; or (3) the state of the law was such that the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to know whether his or her conduct was lawful.

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Timeline

1. 19 April 2023

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 19 April 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 19 April 2023 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 April 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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