,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aj1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide =  
c]ta9 actions by ,/ate attorneys g5]al4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/ate ,au?ority to ,protect ,civil    
,rights4  #b4 ,actions by ,/ate         
attorneys g5]al  7a7 ,conspiracy aga9/  
rights ,section #bda ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 
,if two or m p]sons conspire & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7a7 ,prohibit$ activities &    
p5alties ,if two or m p]sons conspire  2
 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7
 ,actions by ,/ate attorneys g5]als     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( a
 ,/ate has reasonable cause to believe t
 any p]son or gr\p ( p]sons has suff]$  
bodily injury1 s]i\s bodily injury1 or  
dea? result+ f conduct con/itut+ a      
violation ( ?is section1 su* ,attorney  

,g5]al may comm5ce a civil action 9 ! "n
 ( su* ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae on behalf (
 natural p]sons resid+ 9 su* ,/ate1 9   
any appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict  
,c\rt4  7#b7 ,relief ,9 any action "u   
p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt may aw>d          
appropriate relief1 includ+ tempor>y1   
prelim9>y1 or p]man5t injunctive relief1
 or comp5satory or punitive damages if !
 pla9tiff %[s t ! conduct ( ! def5dant 0
 malici\s1 oppressive1 or 9 reckless    
disreg>d ( ! pla9tiff's rights4  4  7b7 
,deprivation ( rights "u color ( law    
,section #bdb ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,:oev] 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,prohibit$      
activities & p5alties ,:oev]  2 &  7#b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 ,actions
 by ,/ate attorneys g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( a ,/ate has   
reasonable cause to believe t any p]son 
or gr\p ( p]sons is be+1 has be51 or may
 be injur$ by conduct con/itut+ a       
violation ( ?is section1 su* ,attorney  
,g5]al may comm5ce a civil action 9 ! "n

 ( su* ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae on behalf (
 natural p]sons resid+ 9 su* ,/ate1 9   
any appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict  
,c\rt4  7#b7 ,relief ,9 any action "u   
p>agraph 7#a71 ! c\rt may aw>d          
appropriate relief1 includ+ tempor>y1   
prelim9>y1 or p]man5t injunctive relief1
 or comp5satory or punitive damages if !
 pla9tiff %[s t ! conduct ( ! def5dant 0
 malici\s1 oppressive1 or 9 reckless    
disreg>d ( ! pla9tiff's rights4  4