Signed by Governor JB Pritzker

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that amends previously passed criminal justice reforms known as the SAFE-T Act.

Highlights:

• Authorizes beginning January 1, 2023 information comparing detention hearing outcomes both in person and by two-way audio-visual communication (Sec. 7.7).

• Requires law enforcement agencies that serve municipalities between 100,000-500,000 to use officer-warn body cameras by July 1, 2023 (Sec. 10-15).

• Authorizes grants appropriated under this bill to be used to offset data storage costs for officer-worn body cameras (Sec. 10-15).

• Establishes a Publc Defender Quality Defense Task Force that will provide recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor on legislation to provide an effective public defender system throughout the state (Sec. 10-15).

• Appropriates $3 million from the general budget for a grant program to train and hire attorney’s on contract to assist the county public defender in pre-trial detention hearings (Sec. 3-4014).

• Establishes a Public Defender Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury and specifies that all money shall be used until expended (Sec. 3-4014).

• Authorizes an individual in custody or confinement to waive their right to be resent physically in court if a court determines that the physical health and safety of any individual necessary to the proceedings would be endangered by appearing in court (Sec. 106D-1).

• Requires law enforcement issue a citation in leiu of a custodial arrest for any individual accused of any offense that is not a felony or Class A misdemeanor unless a law enforcement officer reasonably believes accused poses a threat to the community or any individual (Sec. 109-1).

• Specifies that nothing in this act requires the arrest in the case of Class A misdemeanor and felony offenses, or otherwise limits existing law enforcement descretion to decline to effect a custodial arrest (Sec. 109-1).

• Requires defense counsel be given adequte opportunity to confer or consult with the defendent prior to the aforementioned two-way audio-visual communication and that it not be recorded (Sec. 109-1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that amends previously passed criminal justice reforms known as the SAFE-T Act.

Highlights:

• Authorizes beginning January 1, 2023 information comparing detention hearing outcomes both in person and by two-way audio-visual communication (Sec. 7.7).

• Requires law enforcement agencies that serve municipalities between 100,000-500,000 to use officer-warn body cameras by July 1, 2023 (Sec. 10-15).

• Authorizes grants appropriated under this bill to be used to offset data storage costs for officer-worn body cameras (Sec. 10-15).

• Establishes a Publc Defender Quality Defense Task Force that will provide recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor on legislation to provide an effective public defender system throughout the state (Sec. 10-15).

• Appropriates $3 million from the general budget for a grant program to train and hire attorney’s on contract to assist the county public defender in pre-trial detention hearings (Sec. 3-4014).

• Establishes a Public Defender Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury and specifies that all money shall be used until expended (Sec. 3-4014).

• Authorizes an individual in custody or confinement to waive their right to be resent physically in court if a court determines that the physical health and safety of any individual necessary to the proceedings would be endangered by appearing in court (Sec. 106D-1).

• Requires law enforcement issue a citation in leiu of a custodial arrest for any individual accused of any offense that is not a felony or Class A misdemeanor unless a law enforcement officer reasonably believes accused poses a threat to the community or any individual (Sec. 109-1).

• Specifies that nothing in this act requires the arrest in the case of Class A misdemeanor and felony offenses, or otherwise limits existing law enforcement descretion to decline to effect a custodial arrest (Sec. 109-1).

• Requires defense counsel be given adequte opportunity to confer or consult with the defendent prior to the aforementioned two-way audio-visual communication and that it not be recorded (Sec. 109-1).

Full Bill Text