Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB2345: LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING ACT
Status: Introduced, February 20, 2025
Creates the Law Enforcement Hiring Act. Creates the Law Enforcement Hiring Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall (1) identify various measures to ensure that unfit candidates are not hired as law enforcement officers; (2) explore strategies to prevent unnecessary deaths caused by law enforcement officers; and (3) make a report to the General Assembly no later than June 30, 2026 with recommendations for preventing people with dangerous backgrounds from being hired as law enforcement officers in the State. Sets forth membership of the Task Force. Provides that a law enforcement agency may hire a law enforcement officer without reviewing background disciplinary actions, terminations, and administrative review from previous employers. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not hire a law enforcement officer if the law enforcement officer spent less than 30 days reviewing the law enforcement officer.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2345Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Doris TurnerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Law Enforcement Hiring Act. Creates the Law EnforcementHiring Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall (1) identify variousmeasures to ensure that unfit candidates are not hired as law enforcementofficers; (2) explore strategies to prevent unnecessary deaths caused bylaw enforcement officers…
From the introduced text, February 7, 2025:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2345Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Doris TurnerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Law Enforcement Hiring Act. Creates the Law EnforcementHiring Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall (1) identify variousmeasures to ensure that unfit candidates are not hired as law enforcementofficers; (2) explore strategies to prevent unnecessary deaths caused bylaw enforcement officers; and (3) make a report to the General Assembly nolater than June 30, 2026 with recommendations for preventing people withdangerous backgrounds from being hired as law enforcement officers in theState. Sets forth membership of the Task Force. Provides that a lawenforcement agency may hire a law enforcement officer without reviewingbackground disciplinary actions, terminations, and administrative reviewfrom previous employers. Provides that a law enforcement agency may nothire a law enforcement officer if the law enforcement officer spent lessthan 30 days reviewing the law enforcement officer. LRB104 10975 RTM 21057 b LRB104 10975 RTM 21057 b LRB104 10975 RTM 21057 b A BILL FOR SB2345LRB104 10975 RTM 21057 b SB2345 LRB104 10975 RTM 21057 b SB2345 LRB104 10975 RTM 21057 b AN ACT concerning local government. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 1.Short title.This Act may be cited as theLaw Enforcement Hiring Act. …
Sponsors
- Doris Turner and Mary Edly (I) · primary sponsor
- Allen (I)
Latest actions
- : Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- : Referred to Assignments
- : First Reading
- : Filed with Secretary by Sen. Doris Turner
Subjects: New Act
Common questions
- What is SB2345?
- SB2345 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING ACT.
- What does SB2345 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB2345Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Doris TurnerSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act New Act Creates the Law Enforcement Hiring Act. Creates the Law EnforcementHiring Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall (1) identify variousmeasures to ensure that unfit candidates are not hired as law enforcementofficers; (2) explore strategies to prevent unnecessary deaths caused bylaw enforcement officers…
- What is the status of SB2345?
- Introduced as of February 20, 2025. Latest action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (February 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2345?
- Doris Turner and Mary Edly (I), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB2345?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2345&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114
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