Bill Text: IL HB3262 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Local Public Safety Consent Decree Act. Provides that a unit of local government, its officers, or its representatives may not enter into or amend a consent decree that impacts public safety for a period longer than 10 years without the approval of the General Assembly through the adoption of a joint resolution by the General Assembly. Prohibits the General Assembly from approving the entering into or amendment of a consent decree that impacts public safety for a period exceeding 15 years beyond the establishment of the consent decree. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3262 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB3262-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB3262 Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Local Public Safety Consent Decree Act. Provides that a unit of local government, its officers, or its representatives may not enter into or amend a consent decree that impacts public safety for a period longer than 10 years without the approval of the General Assembly through the adoption of a joint resolution by the General Assembly. Prohibits the General Assembly from approving the entering into or amendment of a consent decree that impacts public safety for a period exceeding 15 years beyond the establishment of the consent decree. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local
Public Safety Consent Decree Act.
Section 5. Approval of General Assembly.
(a) A unit of local government, its officers, or its
representatives may not enter into or amend a consent decree
that impacts public safety for a period longer than 10 years
without the approval of the General Assembly through the
adoption of a joint resolution by the General Assembly.
(b) The General Assembly may not approve the entering into
or amendment of a consent decree that impacts public safety for
a period exceeding 15 years beyond the establishment of the
consent decree.
Section 10. Home rule. A home rule unit may not enter into
or amend a consent decree in a manner inconsistent with this
Act. This Act is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6
of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
by the State.

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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.