A police accountability bill removing qualified immunity in some instances has advanced to the state Senate after passing the House of Representatives Friday, advancing largely along party lines.

If the Senate approves the bill and Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont signs it, police officers would no longer have qualified immunity in the most extreme cases, according to Steven Stafstrom Jr., a member at Pullman & Comley and the Democratic co-chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

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