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Criminal Justice (Policing)

Every criminal justice bill, vote, and legislator stance in Illinois, automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

Total bills
109
104th Regular Session
Top supporter
Maurice West
100% support rate
Top opponent
Chris Miller
0% support rate
Ranked legislators
10
5 support · 5 oppose
Key legislators

Who's moving policing in Illinois

Legislators moving policing in Illinois
Legislator Party Stance Support rate Votes
Maurice West
Maurice West House · District 67
D
Strong +
100% 6
Yolonda Morris
Yolonda Morris House · District 9
D
Strong +
100% 6
Ann Williams
Ann Williams House · District 11
D
Strong +
100% 5
Barbara Hernandez
Barbara Hernandez House · District 50
D
Strong +
100% 5
Camille Lilly
Camille Lilly House · District 78
D
Strong +
100% 5
Chris Miller
Chris Miller House · District 101
R
Strong −
0% 4
Brad Halbrook
Brad Halbrook House · District 107
R
Strong −
0% 3
Marty McLaughlin
Marty McLaughlin House · District 52
R
Strong −
0% 3
Regan Deering
Regan Deering House · District 88
R
Strong −
0% 3
John Cabello
John Cabello House · District 90
R
Strong −
11% 9
Showing 51–60 of 109 bills

All criminal justice bills

in committee · Illinois · Senate May 16, 2025

SB 1219: FOID-REVOCATION-SUSPENSION

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Illinois State Police may not revoke a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may only be revoked after a Firearm Owner's Identification Card hearing has been held in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that if the State's Attorney of the county of residence of the person whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card is sought to be revoked has probable cause to believe that the person who has been issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card is no longer eligible for the Card under the Act, the State's Attorney shall file a petition in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person whose Card is sought to be revoked. Provides that at the hearing, the person may present evidence in his or her favor seeking retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the Illinois State Police and State's Attorney may present evidence for revocation. Provides that the hearing shall be a civil proceeding and subject to due process, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Illinois Rules of Evidence as adopted by the Supreme Court. Provides that the hearing shall be held within 45 days after the filing of the petition. Provides that if the circuit court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person is ineligible for retention of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Act, the court shall order the Illinois State Police to immediately revoke the Card and the circuit clerk shall seize the Card and transmit the Card to the Illinois State Police. Establishes procedures for the Illinois State Police to suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act.
Sub-Topics Firearms Policing
in committee · Illinois · Senate Apr 7, 2025

SB 2361: HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Includes, in the minimum curriculum for police training schools, training in investigating domestic minor sex trafficking. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that a child shall be considered abused regardless of the perpetrator of the abuse if the child is a human trafficking victim. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides for immediate expungement of juvenile court and law enforcement records of minors who are human trafficking victims involved in prostitution. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes a provision that provides that commercial sexual activity and sexually-explicit performances are forms of activities that are "services" under the human trafficking statute. Provides that involuntary sexual servitude of a minor includes purchasing sexual services of the minor whether from the trafficker or minor. Provides that it is not a defense to involuntary sexual servitude of a minor that the accused reasonably believed the trafficking victim to be 18 years of age or over. Eliminates other mistake of age defenses concerning grooming and patronizing a minor engaged in prostitution. Provides that a person who is a victim of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor is deemed a crime victim and is eligible for protections afforded to crime victims. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to permit a motion to vacate an adjudication of delinquency of a human trafficking victim who engaged in prostitution. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Makes violations concerning trafficking in persons, involuntary servitude, and related offenses registrable offenses under the Act. Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act to provide that a trafficking victim who is under 18 years of age is not subject to the filing requirements of the Act and is not subject to the eligibility requirements of the Act.
in committee · Illinois · Senate May 13, 2025

SB 2660: PROP TX-POLICE PENSIONS

Amends the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law in the Property Tax Code. Provides that a special purpose extension made by a non-home rule municipality for mandatory contributions to a police pension fund or a firefighters' pension fund is not considered part of the municipality's aggregate extension, but only for the first year during which the levy is ever imposed by the non-home rule municipality. Provides that certain levies made under the Illinois Pension Code are not considered new rates.
in committee · Illinois · House Mar 25, 2025

HB 3110: CRIME-FREE HOUSING ORDINANCES

Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not adopt, enforce, or implement an ordinance, resolution, policy, program, or other regulation affecting a tenancy that (1) imposes or threatens to impose a penalty against a resident, property owner, tenant, landlord, or other person solely as a consequence of contact with a law enforcement agency or other emergency service, (2) requires or promotes a property owner or landlord to do, or imposes a penalty on a property owner or landlord for the failure to do, specified things, (3) defines as a nuisance, any contact with a law enforcement agency or other emergency service by a tenant or any request by a tenant, landlord, resident, or property owner for emergency assistance, (4) requires a tenant to obtain a certificate of occupancy as a condition of tenancy or turning on utilities, or (5) establishes, maintains, or promotes a registry of tenants for the purposes of discouraging or excluding a tenant on the registry from rental housing within the county or municipality. Allows an aggrieved party to file an action in circuit court, including for injunctive relief, monetary relief, attorney's fees, and costs, against a county or municipality to enforce the provisions. Provides that nothing in the provisions shall be construed to allow an aggrieved party to file or sustain an action against a landlord, owner, management company, leasing agent, or real estate agent or any other person or entity other than the county or municipality. Amends the Housing Authorities Act. Adds similar provisions concerning housing authorities. Defines terms. Repeals existing provisions about ordinances penalizing tenants who contact police or other emergency services in the Illinois Municipal Code and Counties Code. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Effective immediately.
in committee · Illinois · House Mar 27, 2026

HB 3380: BODY CAMERAS-FOIA REQUESTS

Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Limits disclosure of a recording made with the use of an officer-worn body camera which is flagged due to the filing of a complaint, discharge of a firearm, use of force, arrest or detention, or resulting death or bodily harm to a request made by (1) court order; (2) a person involved in the encounter that resulted in the recording being flagged; (3) a legal representative of a person involved in the encounter that resulted in the recording being flagged; (4) a witness of the encounter that resulted in the recording being flagged; (5) a legal representative of a witness of the encounter that resulted in the recording being flagged; or (6) a representative of news media.
Sub-Topics Firearms Policing
in committee · Illinois · House Jan 28, 2025

HB 1817: POLICE IN-SERVICE TRAINING

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that specified in-servicing training for law enforcement officers must be completed every 2 years (rather than 3 years) and must include at least 30 hours of training.
in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 5, 2025

SB 1664: PERSONNEL RECORDS-POLICE

Amends the Personnel Record Review Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall only release a law enforcement personnel file upon receipt of a written request from a law enforcement agency for the purpose of making an employment determination by the law enforcement agency or a hiring board. Provides that a written request shall be on the law enforcement agency's official letterhead, signed by the agency head or the agency head's designee, and shall include either a waiver signed by the law enforcement officer applying for employment with the law enforcement agency or a copy of the law enforcement officer's application for employment. Provides that, if a request is made for release of a law enforcement personnel file that satisfies the requirements, the law enforcement agency shall release a copy of the complete law enforcement personnel file to the requesting law enforcement agency. Provides that a requesting law enforcement agency shall not maintain the law enforcement personnel file following the employment determination. Permits an employer to keep records concerning an employee's activities or associations with extremist or terrorist organizations. Defines terms.
Sub-Topics Policing
in committee · Illinois · House Jul 1, 2026

HB 1403: $LAW ENFORCEMENT CAMERA GRANTS

Appropriates $80,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for deposit into the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Fund to assist units of local government in Illinois with full compliance with the mandates of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Contains provisions on legislative findings. Effective immediately.
Sub-Topics Revenue Policing
in committee · Illinois · House Feb 6, 2025

HB 2661: CONCEALED CARRY-FEES

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a licensee requesting a new license shall submit $5 (rather than $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund). Provides that the fees collected under this provision shall be deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund.
Sub-Topics Firearms Policing
in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 6, 2025

SB 1787: CTY CD&JUV CT-MINOR INTERROGAT

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that in a proceeding under the Delinquent Minors Article of the Act, a minor who was under 18 (rather than under 15) years of age at the time of the commission of an act that if committed by an adult would be a violation of any offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 (rather than a homicide offense or criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse) must be represented by counsel throughout the entire custodial interrogation of the minor. Provides that in custodial interrogations, a minor may not waive the right to the assistance of counsel. Provides that an oral, written, or sign language statement of a minor, who at the time of the commission of the offense was under 18 years of age, is presumed to be inadmissible when the statement is obtained from the minor while the minor is subject to custodial interrogation by a law enforcement officer, State's Attorney, juvenile officer, or other public official or employee prior to the officer, State's Attorney, public official, or employee ensuring that the minor is represented by counsel throughout the custodial interrogation. Provides that an oral, written, or sign language statement of a minor made without counsel present throughout the entire custodial interrogation of the minor shall be inadmissible as evidence against the minor in any juvenile court proceeding or criminal proceeding. Deletes provision that the presumption of inadmissibility of a statement made by a suspect at a custodial interrogation at a police station or other place of detention may be overcome by a preponderance of the evidence that the statement was voluntarily given and is reliable, based on the totality of the circumstances. Amends the Counties Code to make conforming changes.
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