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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5823 Introduced , by Rep. Carol Ammons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 55 ILCS 5/3-6041 new | | 65 ILCS 5/11-1-15 new | |
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Creates the Demilitarization of Policing in Illinois Act. Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a sheriff's department or police department may not enroll in or receive any property from any program established by the United States Department of Defense under federal law. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5823 | | LRB101 21896 AWJ 72859 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Demilitarization of |
| 5 | | Policing in Illinois Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
| 7 | | 3-6041 as follows:
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| 8 | | (55 ILCS 5/3-6041 new) |
| 9 | | Sec. 3-6041. Enrollment in or receipt of property from |
| 10 | | federal excess personal property program. |
| 11 | | (a) A sheriff's department may not enroll in or receive any |
| 12 | | property from any program established by the United States |
| 13 | | Department of Defense under to 10 U.S.C. 2576a. |
| 14 | | (b) The regulation of enrollment in or receipt of property |
| 15 | | from any program established by the United States Department of |
| 16 | | Defense under to 10 U.S.C. 2576a are exclusive powers and |
| 17 | | functions of the State. A home rule county may not regulate the |
| 18 | | enrollment in or receipt of property from any program |
| 19 | | established by the United States Department of Defense under to |
| 20 | | 10 U.S.C. 2576a. This Section is a denial and limitation of |
| 21 | | home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section |
| 22 | | 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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