Illinois Senate Bill 3564

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-05 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency that uses facial recognition technology shall conduct a compliance audit regarding implementation of the policies established under the Act. Requires the Illinois State Police to publish a report that may contain recommendations for updates in local policies regarding the use of facial recognition technology, overall rates of implementation of policies outlined in the Act, and an assessment of the accuracy and reliability of facial recognition technology used by law enforcement agencies in this State. Provides that facial recognition technology shall not be used by law enforcement agencies or law enforcement officers to analyze an image or recording of individuals (1) engaged in activity that is protected under the United States Constitution or the Illinois Constitution unless there is reasonable suspicion that the individual is actively committing a crime, is about to commit a crime, or has already committed a crime; (2) for the purpose of real or live-time identification of an image or recording; or (3) solely based on an individual's political or social beliefs, the individual's engagement in lawful activities, or the individual's race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or housing status. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to publish a model statewide policy and curriculum regarding the use of facial recognition technology and other emerging technologies. In provisions concerning the decertification of law enforcement officers, requires administrative law judges presiding over decertification hearings to be trained in, among other things, technological tools that law enforcement officers use in criminal procedures. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that results generated by facial recognition technology shall not serve as the sole basis to establish probable cause for a warrant for arrest or a search warrant. Effective immediately.

POLICE-FACIAL RECOGNITION ACT

Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-05	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2026-02-05	Senate	First Reading
2026-02-05	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	705	6	Amended Code	Citation Text
50	705	6.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
725	5	107-9.5	New Code	See Bill Text
725	5	108-3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3564&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=166614&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=207960&DocName=10400SB3564&DocNum=3564&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=166614&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=