SJ0014 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SJ0014 LRB095 10614 RLC 30837 r

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, There has been, and continues to be, a significant expansion in the volume of personal property sold through pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, and other resellers; and

WHEREAS, There has been, and continues to be, a similar increase in the volume of stolen personal property sold through pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, and other resellers; and

WHEREAS, Access by law enforcement to sales-related information generated by pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, and other resellers has always been an important tool in combating burglary, robbery, theft, and other crimes directed at personal property; and

WHEREAS, Recent advances in electronic data collection and compilation have greatly simplified both the reporting of sales-related information by pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, and other resellers; and

WHEREAS, These same advances have created opportunities for law enforcement to access sales-related information at increasingly shorter intervals after the date of sale; and

WHEREAS, Law enforcement agencies, pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, resellers, and information technology-related businesses in several states have created differing systems to provide law enforcement with timely access to sales-related information; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Re-Sellers' Electronic Reporting Task Force, consisting of 19 members appointed as follows:

(1) four members of the General Assembly, one member appointed by the President of the Senate, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one member appointed by the Speaker of the House, and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; the members appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall serve as co-chairs of the Task Force;

(2) three members appointed by the Governor; and

(3) twelve members who are not members of the General Assembly appointed by the co-chairs of the Task Force representing a range of interests, including: law enforcement, pawnbrokers, consignment sellers, auctioneers, insurance companies, and the general public; and be it further

RESOLVED, That all members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses from funds appropriated for that purpose; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study the various systems, technologies, and methods of operation for providing law enforcement with timely access to information relating to the sales of personal property by pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, and other resellers, and shall consult with such law enforcement agencies, pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, resellers, and other persons or entities as it may deem fit, including, but not limited to, providers of technology and services relating to the collection, compilation, storage, and access to such information; and be it further

RESOLVED, That on or before December 31, 2007, the Task Force shall report to the General Assembly concerning its recommendations regarding the systems and technologies, together with their usage and potential funding mechanisms and sources, to be implemented to create a state-wide system for the collection of sales-related information by pawnbrokers, auction services, consignment sellers, and other resellers, and for the compilation, storage and timely access to such information by law enforcement and shall include proposed legislation to implement its recommendations, if needed; and be it further

RESOLVED, That upon issuing its report, the Task Force shall be dissolved.