RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ceremonially signed “Breonna’s Law” on Monday. This will make Virginia the third state to ban no-knock search warrants in response to Breonna Taylor’s death.

Virginia will be the third state in the country to ban this practice—and the first state to do so since the tragic death of Breonna Taylor, 26, who was killed in March during the execution of a no-knock search warrant in her Louisville, Kentucky home.

It prohibits police from going into a home without first announcing themselves.

Two other states, Oregon and Florida, already had similar bans. The law goes into effect in March.

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Taylor’s aunt’s, Bianca Austin and Tahasha Holloway, attended Northam’s signing of the law. While they thanked lawmakers for their work banning no-knock warrants, they said justice still has not been achieved.

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Northam also signed House Bill 5099 and Senate Bill 5030 this year.

The new laws will help advance police and criminal justice reform, including reducing the militarization of local policing, strengthening law enforcement training and the decertification process, and limiting the use of neck restraints.


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