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Introduced
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
In Committee
02/10/2026
02/10/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Illinois State Police Radio Act. Provides that the Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) shall oversee governance, interoperability, and land mobile radio standards for Illinois' land mobile radio communications system and shall collaborate with the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator and the Office of the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator to strengthen Illinois' emergency communications ecosystem. Provides that the SIEC may designate subcommittees necessary to effectuate its responsibilities. Provides that the voting membership of the SIEC must, at a minimum, include the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator, the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, the Director of the Secretary of the State Police or the Director's designee, and at least one representative from each of the following, appointed by the Governor: an association representing Illinois fire chiefs, an association representing Illinois fire protection districts, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, an association representing Illinois chiefs of police, an association representing Illinois sheriffs, the Illinois State Police, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Innovation and Technology, and the Department of Military Affairs. Removes references to the STARCOM21 Oversight Committee. Requires the SIEC to, no later than July 1, 2027, establish standards necessary to ensure land mobile radio equipment interoperates throughout Illinois; planning, training, and evaluation standards necessary to enhance public safety communications operational readiness; and standards necessary for the unification of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System statewide. Requires the SIEC to annually review existing statutory law and make recommendations for legislative changes to ensure efficient, effective, reliable, and sustainable communications interoperability statewide (rather than make recommendations concerning better integration of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System statewide and develop a plan to sustainably fund radio infrastructure, radio equipment, and interoperability statewide). Effective July 1, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Illinois State Police Radio Act to transfer oversight of the state's land mobile radio communications system to the Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC), defining "interoperability" as the ability for emergency responders and officials to communicate across different jurisdictions and levels of government. The SIEC will now be responsible for governance, interoperability, and setting standards for this system, working collaboratively with the Office of the Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator and the Office of the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator to improve emergency communications statewide, and it can establish subcommittees to help with its duties. The bill also expands the minimum voting membership of the SIEC to include representatives from various public safety organizations, state agencies, and the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator and Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator, while removing references to the STARCOM21 Oversight Committee. By July 1, 2027, the SIEC must establish standards for land mobile radio equipment to work together across Illinois, for planning, training, and evaluation to boost public safety communication readiness, and for unifying the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System statewide. Furthermore, the SIEC will annually review laws and recommend legislative changes to ensure efficient and reliable statewide communication interoperability, shifting from its previous role of making recommendations on integrating the alert system and developing a funding plan. This legislation takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/10/2026)
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