HB3524
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What this bill does
Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that the written policy that must be adopted by each law enforcement agency that employs the use of officer-worn body cameras must require cameras to be turned off when, among other things, an executive branch constitutional officer requests that the camera be turned off and that request is made to the executive branch constitutional officer's on-duty and assigned security detail.
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Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 547 days ago · STAGNANT
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Campaign finance
This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.
Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.
Sponsor and voter funding
| Member | Role | Receipts | Total received | Top donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Slaughter | Chief sponsor | 187 | $176,488.00 | Ben Lazare Consulting ($6,500.00); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC ($6,500.00); Green Street 79 LLC ($5,000.00) |
Top donors across these members
| Donor | Occupation | Employer | Receipts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lazare Consulting | — | — | 2 | $6,500.00 |
| Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor Management PAC | — | — | 1 | $6,500.00 |
| McDonalds Headquarters | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Comcast Financial Agency Corporation | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| IPACE | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| Green Street 79 LLC | — | — | 1 | $5,000.00 |
| ILL House Legislative Black Caucus PAC | — | — | 1 | $4,513.00 |
| Amazon Services, Inc. | — | — | 2 | $4,000.00 |
| SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC | — | — | 1 | $4,000.00 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers PAC | — | — | 1 | $4,000.00 |
| Abbvie PAC | — | — | 2 | $3,500.00 |
| Ameren Illinois | — | — | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| LIUNA Chicago District Council PAC | — | — | 1 | $3,000.00 |
| Illinois Hospital Association PAC | — | — | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Lorraine Broyls | Executive Director | Universal Family Connection Inc | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Medex Medical Supplies Inc. | — | — | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Sheri Maali | Program Director | Illinois Coalition for Human Rights | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Majo Alomari | Pharmacist | Self | 1 | $2,500.00 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois Political Action Committee | — | — | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Illinois Trail Lawyers Association PAC | — | — | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | — | — | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Carpentry Advancement PAC | — | — | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| Teamsters Volunteers in Politics - IBT | — | — | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Chicago Teachers Union - PAC | — | — | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| RAI Services Company | — | — | 2 | $2,000.00 |
Witness slips
7 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
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| John Carroll | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Patrick Kreis | Village of Vernon Hills | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Patrick L Kreis | Village of Vernon Hills | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Steve Walsh | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Jim Kaitschuk | Illinois Sheriffs' Association | Illinois Sheriffs | Opponent | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Marc Maton | Lemont Police Department | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | No Position On Merits | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
| Michael Zalewski | Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP | Illinois State's Attorney Association | No Position On Merits | Judiciary - Criminal | 2025-03-18 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| H | Committee | Judiciary - Criminal | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 5 | — |
Action History
9 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-04-11 — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-02-07 | House | Filed with the Clerk byRep. Justin Slaughter House Rule 6(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Assigned toJudiciary - Criminal Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateJudiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-005-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | Mild − |