Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality's police department may be discontinued after referendum of the electors of the municipality. Requires a petition of the electors requesting the referendum or an ordinance requesting the referendum by the city council of the municipality. Provides that if the referendum passes, the sheriff's department acquires primary jurisdiction over police protection of the municipality and the county acquires the authority to levy any taxes the municipality could have levied to support the policing of the municipality.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1538 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Introduced	2019-02-15	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 002	2019-04-08	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 001	2019-03-15	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois SB1538 currently on file.

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