SEIZURE & FORFEITURE REPORT
Summary
Amends the Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act. Provides that each law enforcement agency that seizes, forfeits, or receives property subject to reporting under the Act shall report certain information about each seizure and forfeiture of property to the Illinois State Police no later than 60 days after December 31 of the year in which the property is seized or forfeited. Adds certain required information, including the accused person's race, sex, age, and zip code, as well as a citation to the statutory authorities under which the property was seized and the accused person was arrested, to the information to be submitted in a report. Adds certain required information from court records about each forfeiture of property to the information to be reported to the Illinois State Police. Provides that if an agency did not seize, forfeit, receive, or spend forfeiture funds, it shall file a null report with the Illinois State Police. Provides that the annual report shall include an aggregate summary of all seizures and forfeitures carried out and their respective proceeds, as well as other information, including categories of expenditures, such as investigation and litigation expenses, software, hardware, appliances, canines, surveillance technology, IMSI catchers, operating expenses, and administrative expenses. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall post annually on its website aggregate data for each law enforcement agency with certain information. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall, 120 days after the end of each calendar year, submit to the General Assembly, Attorney General, and Governor, as well as post on its website, a written report that summarizes certain activity in the State for the preceding year regarding property seized and related expenditures at the State and local levels, with categorized accounting and other requirements. Provides that the Illinois State Police may include certain recommendations in its report. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall, on or before January 1, 2026 (rather than 2019), establish and implement the requirements of this Act. Makes other changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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2 edits
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Aug 15, 2025
MINOR
The primary change between the Engrossed and Enrolled versions of HB 1628 is the correction of the bill's status title from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', indicating the final version approved by the governor. Additionally, the page numbering headers were updated to reflect this final status. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, altered definitions, or modified enforcement requirements, were made in this transition.
TECHNICAL
The document header was updated to change the bill status from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled', signifying the final legislative version.
Page number headers were adjusted to match the new 'Enrolled' status of the bill.
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · House Apr 9, 2025
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
57
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 082-030-000
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-006-000
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Omar Aquino
DDemocratic
P
Will Guzzardi
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
GG
Graciela Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Cervantes
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Justin Slaughter
DDemocratic
Co
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
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