Comments: IL SB2588 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Provides that: a law enforcement agency may use a drone for law enforcement training purposes; training must be completed in a geographically confined and time-limited manner to safeguard the privacy of individuals; the use of a drone on private property requires lawful consent; the use of a drone on land, highways, roadways, or areas belonging to the State or political subdivisions of the State does not require a search warrant or consent to search; a law enforcement agency shall make every reasonable attempt to photograph only the law enforcement training and avoid other areas or individuals; provides that a supervisor at a law enforcement agency may retain information gathered by a drone used for law enforcement training purposes; and a supervisor of a law enforcement agency who uses a drone for law enforcement training purposes may disclose particular information to another government agency. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-20 - Third Reading - Lost; 023-019-004 [SB2588 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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