SB 1796 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

BODY CAMERAS-FOIA REQUESTS

Summary
Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall disclose a recording made with the use of an officer-worn body camera, upon request, to (i) the subject of the encounter captured on the recording, (ii) the legal representative of the subject of the encounter captured on the recording, (iii) the officer who wore the camera that made the recording, (iv) the legal representative of the officer who wore the camera that made the recording, (v) a person who has written permission from the subject of the encounter to receive the recording, or (vi) a person who has written permission from the officer who wore the camera that made the recording to receive the recording. Provides that all recordings made with an officer-worn body camera may (rather than must) be destroyed after 90 days, unless any encounter captured on the recording has been flagged. Makes changes to the definition of "law enforcement officer" in the Act. Amends the Eavesdropping Article to the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that recordings made in accordance with the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act are exempt from the Article. Effective immediately.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 21, 2026 Last action Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · May 21, 2026
MODERATE
The bill text was completely replaced with the full text of the Freedom of Information Act instead of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. This change removes all provisions regarding police body camera disclosure, retention periods, and definitions, effectively eliminating the bill's intended purpose of regulating law enforcement recording practices.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted entirely from regulating law enforcement body cameras to governing public records fees under the Freedom of Information Act.
SCOPE

All provisions related to the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, including rules for disclosing recordings to subjects and officers, were removed.

The bill title and subject matter changed from local government and body cameras to public records fees.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for agencies to destroy recordings after 90 days unless flagged was removed.

The full text of Section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act, detailing fees for public records requests, was added.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026

How they voted

550
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
May 21, 2026
D Democratic39
36 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
58
Key actions
12
Committee
21
Amendments
4
Jun 2, 2026
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-004-000
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2026
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
upper
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000
upper
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Re-assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
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