Roll Call: IL SB2562 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
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Bill Title: Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Provides an exemption to the Act for a law enforcement agency that is using a drone to prepare for or monitor safety and security at a large-scale event, if drone usage is limited to legitimate public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, evaluating crowd size, density, or movement, assessing public safety vulnerabilities or weaknesses, determining appropriate staffing levels for law enforcement or other public safety personnel, or identifying possible criminal activity. Defines "large-scale event". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-5)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2562 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Provides an exemption to the Act for a law enforcement agency that is using a drone to prepare for or monitor safety and security at a large-scale event, if drone usage is limited to legitimate public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, evaluating crowd size, density, or movement, assessing public safety vulnerabilities or weaknesses, determining appropriate staffing levels for law enforcement or other public safety personnel, or identifying possible criminal activity. Defines "large-scale event". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-5)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2562 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 36 | 21 | 15 |
| Nay | 2 | 2 | - |
| Not Voting | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 37 | 22 |
