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Introduced
02/05/2026
02/05/2026
In Committee
02/05/2026
02/05/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency that uses facial recognition technology shall conduct a compliance audit regarding implementation of the policies established under the Act. Requires the Illinois State Police to publish a report that may contain recommendations for updates in local policies regarding the use of facial recognition technology, overall rates of implementation of policies outlined in the Act, and an assessment of the accuracy and reliability of facial recognition technology used by law enforcement agencies in this State. Provides that facial recognition technology shall not be used by law enforcement agencies or law enforcement officers to analyze an image or recording of individuals (1) engaged in activity that is protected under the United States Constitution or the Illinois Constitution unless there is reasonable suspicion that the individual is actively committing a crime, is about to commit a crime, or has already committed a crime; (2) for the purpose of real or live-time identification of an image or recording; or (3) solely based on an individual's political or social beliefs, the individual's engagement in lawful activities, or the individual's race, color, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or housing status. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to publish a model statewide policy and curriculum regarding the use of facial recognition technology and other emerging technologies. In provisions concerning the decertification of law enforcement officers, requires administrative law judges presiding over decertification hearings to be trained in, among other things, technological tools that law enforcement officers use in criminal procedures. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that results generated by facial recognition technology shall not serve as the sole basis to establish probable cause for a warrant for arrest or a search warrant. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the "Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement Act," establishes new regulations for the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies in Illinois. It mandates that agencies using this technology must conduct compliance audits and report their findings to the Illinois State Police, who will then publish a report every five years assessing the technology's accuracy, reliability, and implementation rates across the state. The bill significantly restricts how facial recognition technology can be used, prohibiting its application to analyze images of individuals engaged in constitutionally protected activities unless there's reasonable suspicion of a crime, for real-time identification, or solely based on protected characteristics like political beliefs, lawful activities, race, or other personal attributes. Furthermore, it amends existing laws to require the Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to develop a model policy and curriculum for training officers on facial recognition and other emerging technologies, and mandates that administrative law judges overseeing officer decertification hearings be trained on technological tools and their potential biases. Crucially, the bill states that results from facial recognition technology alone cannot be the sole basis for establishing probable cause for an arrest or search warrant, meaning law enforcement must have other independent evidence to meet this legal standard.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Assignments (on 02/05/2026)
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