Illinois Senate Bill 1858

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-07-02 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Fund the Police Act. Contains findings. Creates the Fund the Police Grant Fund and provides that moneys that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board receives from the Fund must be used for the purpose of making grants to units of local government for the purposes of: (1) hiring, rehiring, and retention of law enforcement officers, including hiring and retention incentives and overtime; (2) funding body camera mandates and purchasing law enforcement equipment designed to keep officers and their communities safe; (3) funding additional law enforcement training; (4) assisting with outreach and community policing activities; (5) assisting with mental health treatment for individuals in county jails; (6) providing mental health care for law enforcement officers; and (7) purchasing public safety equipment designed to prevent gang violence, motor vehicle theft, vehicular hijacking, or the sale of contraband. Provides that the Board may set rules relating to requirements for the distribution of grant moneys and determine which law enforcement agencies are eligible. Provides that the Board must consider compliance with the Uniform Crime Reporting Act as a factor in awarding grant moneys. Provides that moneys in the Fund the Police Grant Fund may not be appropriated, assigned, or transferred to another State fund. Provides for a continuing appropriation at the beginning of each fiscal year of $125,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Fund the Police Grant Fund. Amends the State Finance Act by making conforming changes.

FUND THE POLICE ACT

Sen. Chapin Rose [R]	Sen. Win Stoller [R]	Sen. Andrew Chesney [R]	Sen. Neil Anderson [R]
Sen. Sally Turner [R]	Sen. Susan Rezin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-07-02	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
2024-06-10	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
2024-02-21	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
2023-03-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
2023-03-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-02-21	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.990	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1858&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1858.htm