Bill Sponsors: IL HB3090 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Bill Title: Creates the Reporting of Deaths in Custody Act. Provides that in any case in which a person dies while in the custody of: (1) any law enforcement agency, (2) a local or State correctional facility in the State, or (3) a peace officer or as a result of the peace officer's use of force, the law enforcement agency shall investigate and report the death in writing to the Attorney General, no later than 30 days after the date on which the person in custody or incarcerated died. Provides information that must be contained in the report. Provides that the report shall be a public record under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that the Attorney General shall issue a public annual report tabulating and evaluating trends and information on deaths in custody. Provides that the family, next of kin, or any other person reasonably nominated by the decedent as an emergency contact shall be notified as soon as possible in a suitable manner giving an accurate factual account of the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the death in custody. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Unified Code of Corrections concerning reports the Secretary of State, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Corrections shall make to the General Assembly. Provides that the Secretary of State, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Corrections shall publish the reports on their respective websites.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3090 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Camille Lilly [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-078FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-014FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative LaShawn Ford [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-008FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-081FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Arthur Turner [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-009FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Delia Ramirez [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-004FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Lindsey LaPointe [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-019FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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