IllinoisHB4771104th General Assembly (2025–2026)House

POLICE DATA SHARING ACT

Sponsored By: Kam Buckner (Democratic)

In Committee

Summary

Creates the Law Enforcement Data Sharing Act. Provides that a criminal justice agency shall share with a bona fide researcher all criminal justice data and records, including relevant personally identifying information and demographic information, held by that agency relating to: (1) a law enforcement stop, search, or seizure; (2) a warrant, arrest, or citation; (3) participation in a pre-arrest or post-arrest diversion, specialty court, or other alternative resolution program; (4) a criminal charge, disposition, or sentence; (5) a pretrial or posttrial release from custody, or any terms or conditions of release; (6) a grant, order, change in the terms of, or termination of pretrial supervised release, probation, parole, or participation in correctional or rehabilitative programs; or (7) a formal discipline, reclassification, or relocation of any person under criminal sentence or correctional control. Provides that a criminal justice agency shall share with a bona fide researcher all criminal justice data and records, including relevant personally identifying information and demographic information, held by the criminal justice agency that is subject to mandatory or discretionary disclosure to any member of the public under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that a criminal justice agency may share with a bona fide researcher any other criminal justice data, records, or information, including relevant personally identifying information and demographic information, held by that agency that is responsive to a bona fide researcher's request. Provides that, within 6 months after the effective date of the Act, the Attorney General shall issue guidance to assist criminal justice agencies in complying with the Act's requirements. Provides that a criminal justice agency may assess reasonable fees, not to exceed actual costs, for the search, retrieval, and copying of criminal justice data, records, or information requested under the Act, and may waive fees at their discretion.

judiciary - criminal

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kam Buckner

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

    3/27/2026House
  2. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

    3/27/2026House
  3. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

    3/18/2026House
  4. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

    3/16/2026House
  5. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner

    3/16/2026House
  6. Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

    3/4/2026House
  7. Referred to Rules Committee

    2/6/2026House
  8. First Reading

    2/6/2026House
  9. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner

    2/2/2026House

Bill Text

  • House Amendment 1

  • Introduced

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