Bill Text: IL SB2820 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Prohibited Hiring of Federal Immigration Officers Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not hire as a law enforcement officer any person who was hired as a federal immigration officer by the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement between January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2029. Defines "federal immigration officer", "law enforcement agency", "law enforcement officer", and "local law enforcement agency". Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-02-20 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III [SB2820 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB2820-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2820 Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Laura Fine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Prohibited Hiring of Federal Immigration Officers Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not hire as a law enforcement officer any person who was hired as a federal immigration officer by the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement between January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2029. Defines "federal immigration officer", "law enforcement agency", "law enforcement officer", and "local law enforcement agency". Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning 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
Prohibited Hiring of Federal Immigration Officers Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Federal immigration officer" does not include an
individual who is employed solely in an administrative role or
as a customs officer at an airport or other port of entry.
"Law enforcement agency" means any entity with statutory
police powers and the ability to employ individuals authorized
to make arrests. "Law enforcement agency" includes, but is not
limited to, the Illinois State Police; any local law
enforcement agency; and any university, college, or community
college with statutory police powers and the ability to employ
individuals authorized to make arrests.
"Law enforcement officer" means (i) any police officer of
a law enforcement agency who is primarily responsible for
prevention or detection of crime and the enforcement of the
criminal code, traffic, or highway laws of this State or any
political subdivision of this State or (ii) any member of a
police force appointed and maintained as provided in Section 2
of the Railroad Police Act.

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"Local law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in
Section 2 of the Illinois Police Training Act.
Section 10. Federal immigration officer; prohibition on
hiring. Notwithstanding any other law, a law enforcement
agency may not hire as a law enforcement officer any person who
was hired as a federal immigration officer by the U.S.
Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement between
January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2029.
Section 15. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate
the hiring of law enforcement officers 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.