Assembly Bill 742 would have prohibited police unleashing K-9s for apprehension or crowd control except in cases of imminent threat of severe bodily harm or death, effectively making a dog bite the same level on the use-of-force continuum as deadly force.
Read More →While Miami's mayor wanted to surrender limited county policing duties to the sheriff, the bill heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature requires Miami-Dade to hand over its entire police department.
Read More →House Bill 1230 was rejected in a 6-7 vote in the House Judiciary Committee at about 1 a.m. following a 14-hour hearing that featured testimony from hundreds of people.
Read More →Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration cited national security concerns in making the move. It had the consequence of grounding hundreds of DJI and other Chinese-made drones statewide.
Read More →The public safety committee voted unanimously Wednesday to send L.D. 439, sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Salisbury, D-Westbrook, to the full legislature.
Read More →The Protect Illinois Communities Act (HB 5471) bans the sale of all assault weapons and magazines in the state. It also requires owners to register existing guns, among other provisions. Pritzker signed the bill into law on Tuesday night.
Read More →The proposed licensing program would require all law enforcement officers to meet certain uniform professional standards to become, or continue to be, an active law enforcement officer in the state.
Read More →The bill, known as Nero's Law, was drafted in response to the shooting that claimed the life of Yarmouth Police K-9 Sgt. Sean Gannon and severely wounded his K-9 partner, Nero.
Read More →The Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training would first review a local agency’s investigation into the officer’s behavior and determine if another probe is necessary. An advisory board made up of two law enforcement representatives, six members of the community and an attorney could also be recruited to analyze the facts and offer a disciplinary recommendation.
Read More →The law was written in response to a man dying in 2019 while in police custody as cameras from the show "Live PD" filmed his arrest.
Read More →