Illinois House Bill 161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Peace Officer and Private Security Contractor Chokehold Prohibition Act. Provides that a peace officer, private security contractor, or registered employee of a private security contractor agency may not apply a chokehold in the performance of his or her duties, unless faced with a situation in which the use of deadly force is justified under the Justifiable Use of Force; Exoneration Article of the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a peace officer who applies a chokehold in violation of the Act shall be discharged from his or her employment with the law enforcement agency that employed the peace officer. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall revoke the license of a private security contractor who applies a chokehold in violation of the Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall revoke the permanent employee registration card of a registered employee of a private security contractor agency who applies a chokehold in violation of the Act. Provides that any person injured, or the next of kin of a person killed, by a peace officer, private security contractor, or registered employee of a private security contractor agency from applying a chokehold in violation of the Act shall be entitled to: (1) all actual damages against the peace officer, private security contractor, or registered employee of a private security contractor agency for applying a chokehold in violation of the Act or his or her employer, or both; and (2) any punitive damages which may be awarded by the court or by a jury. Provides that the action must be brought within 2 years after the discovery of the injury or death resulting from a violation of the Act. Defines "chokehold". Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

NO CHOKEHOLDS-PEACE OFFICER

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-03	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2015-01-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-01-14	House	First Reading
2015-01-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	447	40-10	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=161&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB0161.htm