(CNN) The Kentucky state legislature passed a bill on Tuesday setting restrictions on warrants authorizing entry without notice, more commonly known as no-knock warrants. The legislation doesn't outlaw no-knock warrants outright, as the city of Louisville did last summer , but it does limit the circumstances in which these warrants can be used. Some of the most notable changes in the bill from current procedure include reserving no-knock warrants for situations that could be considered violent or an emergency, such as a kidnapping. CNN has reached out to the Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police for comment on the substance of the bill. "Breonna Taylor's family is encouraged by the legislation that was passed significantly limiting the use of no-knock warrants throughout the state of Kentucky," Lonita Baker, an attorney for the family, said in a statement.

Source: CNN April 02, 2021 03:54 UTC