Minneapolis approves agreement to revamp policing

• It bans searches based on the smell of cannabis, limits when officers can use force, bans excited delirium training and requires officers to de-escalate.
• It also requires the appointment of an independent reviewer to monitor compliance.

Why it matters: While some of these changes are already in place, they can now be enforced by the courts.

Catch up fast: The agreement comes nearly three years after George Floyd was murdered by then-MPD officer Derek Chauvin. A two-year probe by MDHR found that MPD engaged in a "pattern or practice" of racial discrimination" over 10 years.

• City and state leaders have been negotiating this agreement for nearly a year.
• Floyd's murder set off local and national protests. Chauvin was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 22.5 years in prison.

What we're watching: A U.S. Department of Justice probe into MPD's practices, announced close to two years ago, is ongoing.

• That could result in a separate consent decree focused on violations of federal law that reinforces — or expands — reforms enacted as part of the state agreement.