In Minneapolis, the epicenter of it all, the police department would be disbanded and reimagined. In New York City, $1 billion would be cut from the police budget. In Los Angeles $150 million would be taken from police and reallocated to social programs.
would /wood,wd,()d/ verb 1. past of will, in various senses. "he said he would be away for a couple of days"
2. (expressing the conditional mood) indicating the consequence of an imagined event or situation. "he would lose his job if he were identified"
3. expressing a desire or inclination. "I would love to work in Prague"
4. expressing a polite request. "would you pour the wine, please?"
5. expressing a conjecture, opinion, or hope. "I guess some people would consider it brutal"
6. used to make a comment about behavior that is typical. "they would say that, wouldn't they?"
7. expressing a wish or regret. "would that he had lived to finish it"
Oh, so you just don't understand how legislation works then.