Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 6874 — CRIM CD-DECERTIFIED POLICE

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a municipal police department or a county sheriff may not hire a person for employment in the municipal police department or county sheriff's office in any capacity if that person had been a full-time, permanent, or part-time police officer in this State or any other jurisdiction and has been decertified as a police officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or has been decertified as a police officer under a similar law of another jurisdiction. Provides that a county sheriff or municipal police chief or other police officer in charge of hiring police officers who violates this provision is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 6874 includes a change where it now explicitly defines the consequences for municipal police departments and county sheriffs if they hire individuals who have been decertified as police officers. Previously, the bill did not specify the penalties for violating this rule; now, it states that such hiring practices will lead to a Class A misdemeanor for the responsible hiring officers. This change is important because it strengthens accountability in police hiring practices, ensuring that individuals who have lost their certification are not allowed to serve in law enforcement roles, thereby enhancing public safety.

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HB6874 *LRB09318809RLC44544b* 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2004 Introduced 02/09/04, by Paul D.
HB6874 Engrossed LRB093 18809 RLC 44544 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Froehlich - Patricia R.
Bellock - Kenneth Dunkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/33-6 new Amends the Criminal Code of 1961.
Provides that a municipal police department or a county sheriff may not hire a person for employment in the municipal police department or county sheriff’s office in any capacity if that person had been a full-time, permanent, or part-time police officer in this State or any other jurisdiction and has been decertified as a police officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or has jurisdiction.
Provides that a county sheriff or municipal police chief or other police officer in charge of hiring police officers who violates this provision is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
LRB093 18809 RLC 44544 b CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB6874 LRB093 18809 RLC 44544 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Referred to Rules

  3. First Reading

  4. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter

  5. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 1, 2004

  6. Arrive in Senate

  7. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000

  8. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  9. Second Reading - Short Debate

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham

  13. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  14. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000

  15. Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote

  16. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins

  17. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner

  18. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  19. Referred to Rules Committee

  20. First Reading

  21. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

  22. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  23. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

Sponsors

  • Paul D. Froehlich · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Paul D. Froehlich

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 104002
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 116002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Munson — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Pankau — Not Voting
Kurtz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Mautino — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Millner — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Myers — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Brady — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Winters — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Howard — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Krause — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Morrow — Not Voting
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Younge — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 6874 do?
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a municipal police department or a county sheriff may not hire a person for employment in the municipal police department or county sheriff's office in any capacity if that person had been a full-time, permanent, or part-time police officer in this State or any other jurisdiction and has been decertified as a police officer by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or has been decertified as a police officer under a similar law of another jurisdiction. Provides that a county sheriff or municipal police chief or other police officer in charge of hiring police officers who violates this provision is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Who sponsors HB 6874?
HB 6874 is sponsored by Paul D. Froehlich.
What is the current status of HB 6874?
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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