102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5556
 
Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Ann M. Williams
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
605 ILCS 140/5
605 ILCS 140/90 rep.

     Amends the Expressway Camera Act. In addition to offenses involving the use of a firearm, adds carjacking and other violent crimes as offenses that a law enforcement agency may investigate using images from an expressway camera. Provides that nothing in the Act shall prohibit the Illinois State Police from using images from an expressway camera to investigate any offense involving a violent crime. Removes the Act repeal date of July 1, 2023.
  


LRB102 25358 RAM 34638 b

 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
HB5556LRB102 25358 RAM 34638 b


  
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7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2023)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 Cook County.
13    (b) Images from the cameras may be used by any municipal 
14police department, county sheriff's office, State Police 
15officer, or other law enforcement agency with jurisdiction 
16over the expressway in Cook County in the investigation of any 
17offense involving carjacking, the use of a firearm, or other 
18violent crime and to detect expressway hazards. Images from 
19the cameras shall not be used to enforce petty offenses.
20    (b-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the Illinois 
21State Police from using images from an expressway camera to 
22investigate any offense involving a violent crime. 
23    (c) Subject to appropriation, any funds needed to conduct 
 
 
HB5556- 2 -LRB102 25358 RAM 34638 b

1the program for use on expressways under the jurisdiction of 
2the Department of Transportation shall be taken from the Road 
3Fund.
4    (d) As used in this Section, "expressway" has the meaning 
5provided in Section 1-119.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

6(Source: P.A. 101-42, eff. 1-1-20.)
  
 
7    (605 ILCS 140/90 rep.)
8    Section 10. The Expressway Camera Act is amended by 
9repealing Section 90.