102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0808
 
Introduced 2/10/2021, by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
605 ILCS 140/5

     Amends the Expressway Camera Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall work together to conduct a program to increase the amount of cameras along all expressways within a 5-mile radius of Cook County, and within a distance of 5 miles of the location of a previous firearm discharge along an expressway within this State or within the distance between the exits nearest to the location of a previous firearm discharge along an expressway within this State, whichever is greater. Provides that the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Department of Transportation shall report monthly to the General Assembly until the cameras have been installed for a period of 2 years. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall also create an "adopt a camera" program to allow private funds to be used to install cameras if the cost of camera installation and maintenance will exceed $5 million. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Expressway Camera Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 140/5)

7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2023)
8    Sec. 5. Camera program. 
9    (a) The Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of

10Transportation, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

11shall work together to conduct a program to increase the 
12amount
of cameras along expressways in and within a 5-mile 
13radius of Cook County and within a distance of 5 miles of the 
14location of a previous firearm discharge along an expressway 
15within this State or within the distance between the exits 
16nearest to the location of a previous firearm discharge along 
17an expressway within this State, whichever is greater.
18    (b) Images from the cameras may be used by any municipal 
19police department, county sheriff's office, State Police 
20officer, or other law enforcement agency with jurisdiction 
21over the expressway in Cook County in the investigation of any 
22offense involving the use of a firearm and to detect 
23expressway hazards. Images from the cameras shall not be used 
 
 
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1to enforce petty offenses.
2    (c) Subject to appropriation, any funds needed to conduct 
3the program for use on expressways under the jurisdiction of 
4the Department of Transportation shall be taken from the Road 
5Fund.
6    (d) As used in this Section, "expressway" has the meaning 
7provided in Section 1-119.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

8    (e) The Illinois State Police and the Illinois Department 
9of
Transportation shall report monthly to the General Assembly  
10until the cameras have been installed for a period of 2 years.
11    (f)  The Illinois State Police shall also create an "adopt 
12a camera" program to allow private funds to be used to install 
13cameras pursuant to this Act, under the jurisdiction of the 
14Illinois State Police, if the cost of camera installation and 
15maintenance will exceed $5 million. 
16(Source: P.A. 101-42, eff. 1-1-20.)
 
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.