Bill Text: IL SR0323 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation and all members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to prioritize working with law enforcement, auto manufacturers, and consumer advocates to establish national tools for addressing and responding to the alarming growth in vehicular hijackings, including the creation of a national hotline for providing efficient access to vehicle location information to law enforcement in vehicular hijacking incidents.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-07 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer [SR0323 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0323-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Vehicular hijackings are a particularly dangerous
crime that is now at historic levels in numerous cities across
the country, leaving untold numbers of residents frightened
that they could become the next victim, even in their own
driveways; and
WHEREAS, Vehicular hijackings too frequently leave victims
severely injured or dead, and the vehicles are often used to
commit additional violent acts throughout communities; and
WHEREAS, Generally, vehicular hijackings are hard to solve
because offenders ditch the vehicles or change vehicles
frequently to avoid capture and detection; and
WHEREAS, Many vehicles made after 2015 have location
technology that would enable law enforcement to quickly locate
a vehicle after a hijacking incident, but automakers, car
dealers, and third party providers have not created an
efficient system to quickly convey this location information
to law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, Some auto manufacturers or third party data
providers are not available after-hours or on weekends to
provide location information to law enforcement, and some

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refuse to provide the information even if legally able to do so
or require vehicle owners to pay a fee to access the
information; and
WHEREAS, A 24-hour hotline for law enforcement to access
location information, when available, will allow law
enforcement to more quickly locate hijacked vehicles,
increasing the chance of catching and prosecuting offenders
and reducing subsequent violent crimes; and
WHEREAS, Consumer privacy can be protected under such a
system by requiring an owner's consent absent extenuating
circumstances in which there is a clear and present danger of
bodily harm or death; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has approved such a
system for auto manufacturers that sell vehicles in Illinois,
that included a unanimous vote in the Senate; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge members of the
Illinois Congressional Delegation and all members of the U.S.
House of Representatives and Senate to prioritize working with
law enforcement, auto manufacturers, and consumer advocates to
establish national tools for addressing and responding to the
alarming growth in vehicular hijackings, including the

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creation of a national hotline for providing efficient access
to vehicle location information to law enforcement in
vehicular hijacking incidents; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
delivered to the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, the U.S. Senate
Minority Leader, the U.S. Speaker of the House, the U.S. House
of Representatives Minority Leader, all members of the
Illinois Congressional Delegation, the Alliance for Automotive
Innovation, and the National Automobile Dealers Association.