Bill Status of SB0275  100th General Assembly


Short Description:  LAW ENFORCE GANG DATABASE INFO

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Patricia Van Pelt - Jacqueline Y. Collins - Mattie Hunter - Don Harmon - Omar Aquino and Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

House Sponsors
(Rep. La Shawn K. Ford)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 235/1


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois AgrAbility Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Deletes reference to:
20 ILCS 235/1
Adds reference to:
New Act
725 ILCS 5/115-10.5a new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Law Enforcement Gang Database Information Act. Provides that each law enforcement agency who maintains a gang database or has access to a shared gang database shall have a policy regarding those databases. Provides that the policy shall include, but not be limited to: (1) that personnel authorized to access a gang database or shared gang database are limited to sworn law enforcement personnel, non-sworn law enforcement support personnel, criminal justice entities, or non-criminal justice technical or maintenance personnel, including information technology and information security staff and contract employees, who have been subject to character or security clearance and who have received approved training; (2) any records contained in a gang database, shared gang database, gang-related information in a law enforcement agency case report, gang-related information in a law enforcement agency dispatch note, or gang-related information in a law enforcement agency dispatch system record shall not be disclosed, including, but not limited to, for the following purposes: employment, education, licensing, or housing, except that law enforcement and criminal justice entities may use information contained in a gang database or shared gang database for employment purposes, and records contained in a gang database or shared gang database may be disclosed to comply with federal law, for national security or homeland security purposes, for military screening purposes, or for other appropriate law enforcement purpose; (3) security procedures; and (4) the review and purge process from gang databases and shared gang databases. Defines terms. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in all criminal cases, evidence which indicates the mere presence that the person was or is on a gang database or a shared gang database is not admissible. Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3
Provides that the policy shall include that any records contained in a gang database, shared gang database, gang-related information in a law enforcement agency case report, gang-related information in a law enforcement agency dispatch note, or gang-related information in a law enforcement agency dispatch system record shall not be disclosed (in Senate Amendment No. 2, including, but not limited to) for the following purposes: employment, education, licensing, or housing, except that law enforcement and criminal justice entities may use information contained in a gang database or shared gang database for employment purposes, and records contained in a gang database or shared gang database may be disclosed to comply with federal law, for national security or homeland security purposes, for military screening purposes, or for other appropriate law enforcement purpose.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/24/2017SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  1/24/2017SenateFirst Reading
  1/24/2017SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/9/2017SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/16/2017SenateDo Pass Executive; 014-000-000
  3/16/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
  3/28/2017SenateSecond Reading
  3/28/2017SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2017
  4/28/2017SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
  8/4/2017SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
  5/8/2018SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 11, 2018
  5/8/2018SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments
  5/8/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2018
  5/8/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  5/8/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  5/8/2018SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  5/8/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  5/8/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  5/9/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
  5/9/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  5/9/2018SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  5/9/2018SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  5/10/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-006-000
  5/11/2018SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
  5/29/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  5/29/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  5/30/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
  5/30/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-005-000
  5/30/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  5/30/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
  5/31/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
  5/31/2018SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  5/31/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  5/31/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Van Pelt
  5/31/2018SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Van Pelt
  5/31/2018SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  5/31/2018SenateThird Reading - Passed; 030-019-001
  5/31/2018HouseArrived in House
  5/31/2018HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  11/9/2018HouseFirst Reading
  11/9/2018HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die