Bill Sponsors: IL HB5270 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that recordings made with the use of an officer-worn body camera must be made available upon request to personnel of the law enforcement agency, the local State's Attorney, and any persons depicted in the recordings (rather than are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, except in limited circumstances). Provides that procedures for distribution of the recordings must include safeguards to protect the identities of individuals who are not the subjects of the encounter.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5270 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator John Connor [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-043FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative William Davis [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-030FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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