Illinois Senate Bill 65 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Reasonable Use of Force Act. Defines "chokehold," "peace officer," and "private security contractor." Provides that peace officers shall use an amount of force reasonably necessary based on the totality of the circumstances to perform a lawful task, effect an arrest, overcome resistance, control a subject, or protect themselves or others from injury. Prohibits reducing a person's ability to breathe due to chest compression, positing a person in any manner that restricts free breathing, or placing a person on his or her stomach unless necessary to overcome resistance and obtain control of a person or to protect themselves or others from injury. Prohibits the use of chokeholds by peace officers and private security contractors unless deadly force is justified under the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that peace officers shall monitor an arrestee and seek medical attention for an arrestee after they have obtained control of a person and the person has been arrested. Effective immediately.

REASONABLE USE OF FORCE ACT

Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]

Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]

Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]

Sen. Donne Trotter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-10	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2015-05-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
2015-04-24	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
2015-03-27	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015
2015-03-11	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2015-03-04	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (CL)
2015-02-17	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2015-02-17	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2015-02-11	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2015-01-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-01-15	Senate	First Reading
2015-01-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=65&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB0065.htm