Illinois House Bill 5802 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-11-10 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that if the corporate authorities of a municipality wish to consider defunding the municipal police department through revising or eliminating its current budget or appropriation ordinance, stopping appropriations in current or future budgets, or ending or significantly reducing a tax or taxes that support the police department, the corporate authorities of the municipality must conduct no less than 2 public hearings prior to taking any such formal action, the sole purpose of which shall be to discuss the decision to defund the police department and to receive input from the community. Includes notice requirements. Excludes municipalities that have contracted for police protection through another unit of local government or other law enforcement agency. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.

MUNI-DEFUND POLICE DEPARTMENT

Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-11-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-11-10	House	First Reading
2020-06-12	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
65	5	11-1-1.5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5802&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB5802.htm