Bill Sponsors: IL HB0221 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Bill Title: Creates the Investigation and Review of Deaths Involving Officers Act. Requires law enforcement agencies to have a written policy regarding the investigation of officer-involved deaths that involve a law enforcement officer employed by that agency. Allows law enforcement agencies to conduct internal investigations into officer-involved deaths, as long as they do not interfere with other investigations under this Act. Requires release of investigation reports to the public if no charges are filed against the officer. Provides for compensation through intergovernmental or interagency agreements for participation in an investigation of an officer-involved death. Defines "law enforcement agency", "law enforcement officer", and "officer-involved death".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-23 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers [HB0221 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Christian Mitchell [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-026FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Rita Mayfield [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-060FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Litesa Wallace [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-067FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Robyn Gabel [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-018FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Laura Fine [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-009FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Monique Davis [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-027FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Arthur Turner [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-009FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Mary Flowers [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-031FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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