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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,johnson ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to revise !   
applicable /&>ds reg>d+ dea? result+ f a
 deprivation ( rights "u color ( law4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,qualifi$ ,immunity ,acc\ntability    
,act4  #b4 ,deprivation ( rights "u     
color ( law ,section #bdb ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ willfully & ins]t+ kn[+ly or      
recklessly2  7#b7 by /rik+ 1 or may be  
s5t5c$ to dea?2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 an
 act %all be consid]$ to h result$ 9    
dea? if ! act 0 a sub/antial factor     
contribut+ to ! dea? ( ! p]son44  #c4   
,qualifi$ immunity re=m ,section #aigi (
 ! ,revis$ ,/atutes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3 ,x %all n be a def5se

 or immunity 9 any action br\ght "u ?is 
section aga9/ a local law en=cem5t (fic]
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,george ,floyd ,ju/ice 9 ,polic+ ,act ( 
#bjbe71 or 9 any action "u any s\rce (  
law aga9/ a ,f$]al inve/igative or law  
en=cem5t (fic] 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9    
section #bfhj7;h7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code71 t-- 7#a7 ! def5dant 0    
act+ 9 good fai?1 or t ! def5dant       
believ$1 reasonably or o!rwise1 t 8 or  
h] conduct 0 lawful at ! "t :5 ! conduct
 0 committ$2 or  7#b7 ! rights1         
privileges1 or immunities secur$ by !   
,con/itution & laws 7 n cle>ly e/abli%$ 
at ! "t ( _! deprivation by ! def5dant1 
or t at su* "t1 ! /ate ( ! law 0 o!rwise
 su* t ! def5dant c\ld n reasonably h   
be5 expect$ to "k :e!r 8 or h] conduct 0
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