Criminal Justice (Law Enforcement)

in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2377: VEH CD-ENHANCE FLEEING PENALTY

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor and that a third or subsequent violation is a Class 3 felony instead of a Class 4 felony. Provides that aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 3 felony instead of a Class 4 felony and that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony instead of a Class 3 felony. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases felony classifications for fleeing police (Class 4→3, Class 3→2), expanding criminalization and harshening sentencing without reform indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 26, 2025

HB 3206: VEH-FLEE/ELUDE OFFICER-PENALTY

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalty for fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony, and, for a third or subsequent violation, from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases penalties for fleeing officers, expanding criminalization and harsher sentencing per bill's explicit penalty upgrades.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 3, 2025

HB 78: AGGRAVATED FLEEING PEACE OFCR

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalties for aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer from a Class 4 felony for a first violation to a Class 2 felony and from a Class 3 violation for a second or subsequent offense to a Class 1 felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Defines "forcible felony" for the purposes of detainable offenses to include aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases felony penalties for fleeing police, upgrading classifications to harsher sentences without reform elements.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 7, 2025

SB 2139: CRIM PRO-CATEGORY A OFFENSE

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In the definition of "Category A offense" for bail and pretrial release purposes, includes aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer, escape, and violation of bail bond or pretrial release.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeExpands Category A offenses for bail, increasing pretrial detention for fleeing/escape violations, restricting defendant release options.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jun 2, 2025

SB 1489: FOIA-CRIM JUSTICE AGENCY

Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from inspection and copying a law enforcement record created for law enforcement purposes and contained in a shared electronic record management system if the law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency (rather than only the law enforcement agency) that is the recipient of the request did not create the record, did not participate in or have a role in any of the events which are the subject of the record, and only has access to the record through the shared electronic record management system.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeExempts law enforcement records from FOIA, restricting public access and oversight of criminal justice agencies.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement Tags Government Transparency

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Jan 24, 2025

SB 1197: CRIM CD-RESIST PEACE OFFICER

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes the mental state of "knowingly" from the elements of the offense of resisting or obstructing a peace officer, firefighter, or correctional institution employee.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeDeletes 'knowingly' mental state requirement, lowering burden of proof for resisting officers and reducing defendant rights in criminal justice context.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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