SOS-FACIAL RECOGNITION INFO
Summary
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall not provide facial recognition search services or photographs obtained in the process of issuing an identification card or a driver's license or permit to any federal, State, or local law enforcement agency or other governmental entity for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Specifies that provisions prohibiting the release of facial recognition search services or photographs to law enforcement shall not apply to requests from federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies or other governmental entities for facial recognition search services or photographs when the purpose of the request relates to criminal activity other than violations of immigration laws.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 22, 2021
Signed Aug 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021 · House May 27, 2021
How they voted
27–13
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic29
82% Yea
R
Republican17
76% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Amendments
6
Aug 13, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 040-018-000
upper
May 31, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 009-006-000
upper
May 30, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
upper
May 29, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2021
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-047-001
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-000-000
lower
May 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
lower
May 20, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-000-000
lower
May 4, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 037-014-000
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 007-001-000
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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