Bill Status of HB 4355   99th General Assembly

Short Description:  FOIA-POLICE VIDEO CAMERAS

House Sponsors
Rep. Arthur Turner-David McSweeney-Mary E. Flowers-Camille Y. Lilly-Emanuel Chris Welch, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Pamela Reaves-Harris, Jack D. Franks, Christian L. Mitchell, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., La Shawn K. Ford, Litesa E. Wallace, Barbara Flynn Currie, Rita Mayfield, Grant Wehrli, Gregory Harris, Carol Ammons and Al Riley

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
5 ILCS 140/2from Ch. 116, par. 202
5 ILCS 140/7from Ch. 116, par. 207
5 ILCS 140/7.5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that recordings of a law enforcement officer discharging a firearm, or an officer-involved death, from an in-car video camera or an officer-worn body camera shall not be exempt from inspection and copying, unless the public body asserts an exemption under this Act supported by a court order finding the asserted exemption to be applicable to the requested recording. Requires the court to conduct an expedited hearing on the applicability of the exemption asserted. Incorporates definitions from the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act and the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  12/4/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner
  12/4/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
  12/4/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  12/4/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  12/7/2015HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Pamela Reaves-Harris
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  12/7/2015HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  12/7/2015HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  12/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  12/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  12/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  12/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
  12/9/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
  12/14/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  1/13/2016HouseFirst Reading
  1/13/2016HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/18/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
  3/23/2016HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  4/8/2016HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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