Governor Evers Signs Police Reform Bills Into Law

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 -- 8:00 AM

(WRN) -Governor Tony Evers has signed a number of police reform bills into law. (Raymond Neupert)

Those bills passed the Legislature last week. Police are no longer allowed to use chokeholds, police departments will have to create use of force policies and make them public, and the Department of Justice will collect data about how police departments are using force. The bills also require parolees who move to Wisconsin to submit their DNA to the state if the Department of Corrections is taking over their supervision.

The Wisconsin Assembly also gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would penalize local governments that attempt to defund police. The bill, which the Senate passed earlier this month, now heads to Gov. Tony Evers, who is expected to veto it.

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