HB 2350 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

BODY CAMERAS-AUXILIARY OFFICER

Summary

Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that an auxiliary officer is a law enforcement officer for purposes of the Act. Amends the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act. Specifies that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board must make grants to units of local government in Illinois and Illinois public universities for, among other things, purchasing or leasing officer-worn body cameras and associated technology for auxiliary officers and training auxiliary officers. Defines "auxiliary officer" for purposes of both Acts.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Last action May 22, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 8, 2025

MINOR

This bill updates the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act and the Law Enforcement Camera Grant Act to explicitly include auxiliary officers. The changes ensure that auxiliary officers are treated as law enforcement officers for the purposes of wearing body cameras and receiving state grants for this technology and related training.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include auxiliary officers, who were previously not explicitly covered under these specific acts.

ELIGIBILITY

Auxiliary officers are now legally defined as law enforcement officers for the purposes of the Body Camera Act and the Camera Grant Act.

FISCAL

State grants for purchasing or leasing body cameras and associated technology are now available for units of local government and public universities to support auxiliary officers.

DEFINITION

A specific definition for 'auxiliary officer' was added to apply to both the Body Camera Act and the Camera Grant Act.

Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

111–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 118

Apr 8, 2025

D Democratic78

74 Yea 4

94% Yea

R Republican40

37 Yea 3

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 22, 2026

Committee

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

upper

May 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

upper

May 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

Re-assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Committee

Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025

upper

May 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Police & Fire Committee; 013-000-000

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Police & Fire Committee

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors