Kentucky Representative Morgan McGarvey plans to reintroduce the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act. This bill would ban no-knock warrants nationwide. McGarvey announced the plan on December 8, 2025. The formal reintroduction is set for December 10 in Louisville. The bill is named after Breonna Taylor, who was killed by Louisville Metro Police during a raid in 2020. It aims to expand Kentucky’s ban on no-knock warrants to the federal level.
McGarvey noted bipartisan support for the bill. He pointed to Kentucky’s law as a possible model for the country. At the announcement in Louisville, he will be joined by Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer. Senators Rand Paul and Cory Booker, and Representatives Yvette Clarke and Jasmine Crockett, will also attend.
Senator Rand Paul introduced similar legislation in 2024, but it did not pass. McGarvey said cooperation between parties is important to address concerns about no-knock warrants. He stated that both Republicans and Democrats are working together to review the practice…