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>> wow, that's substantial. do we know whether other states are looking to do the same thing? >> i spoke to lawmakers at washington state who are following virginia very closely, have already pitched a bill to do the same thing, and banning the use of the low-level traffic stop. we found district attorneys very interestingly in places like san francisco, minnesota, are saying, you know what, you want to make arrests using traffic stops, we're not going to prosecute those people even if we find drugs and guns in those cars during that stop. it's very interesting what's going at the local level ...

In march, virginia banned low-level traffic stops that disproportionately affects people of color. and now other states might do it, too. i'm joined now by nbc news national investigative reporter, simone washelbaum. so walk us through what virginia did and what kind of impact it's having. >> a couple of months ago youb had a group of public defenders and said, it's time to roll back the use of traffic stops. not all traffic stops. sto police in virginia can still pull you over for something like speeding. but broken taillights, broken headlights, a really loud muffler or even the odor of mari...