Ending Qualified Immunity Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- May 22, 2025
What it does
The Ending Qualified Immunity Act would amend 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to eliminate the defense of qualified immunity in civil rights lawsuits against government officials who act under color of law. It would remove the ability of defendants to claim they acted in good faith, believed their conduct was lawful, or that the violated right was not clearly established at the time of the violation. The bill applies to any action filed on or after the date of enactment and aims to restore the original intent of the Ku Klux Klan Act by holding state and local officials liable for constitutional violations without immunity based on subjective or objective reasonableness standards. It affects individuals…
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Where it stands
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