Bill Sponsors: IL HR0405 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Bill Title: Urges the General Assembly to pass legislation to: (1) require police departments to collect data on each frisk, record the frisk, the reason for the frisk (which must be separate from the reasons for the stop), and the results of the search such as whether there was a weapon or other contraband and if so, what type and make the data public; (2) expand and make permanent the Illinois Traffic Stop Statistical Study Act; (3) require police departments to collect data on all stops and make the data public; (4) require police officers to receive regular training on the legal requirements for stop and frisk and how to record them properly; and (5) require that police officers provide civilians with a receipt at the end of pedestrian stops, traffic stops, and consensual encounters stating the officer's name, the time and place of the encounter, and the reason for the encounter.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-03 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0405 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative LaShawn Ford [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-008FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Mary Flowers [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-031FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Rita Mayfield [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-060FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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