HB 5274 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

LAW ENFORCEMENT-VARIOUS

Summary
Amends the Illinois State Police Law. Provides that the Division of Patrol shall enforce the motor carrier safety provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code and serve as the lead State agency for administering the commercial vehicle safety plan of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Adds human trafficking, sexual assault, and sexual abuse in-service training requirements for Illinois State Police officers. Provides that the Division of Statewide 9-1-1 shall cooperate with federal and State authorities that are engaged in aeronautics and that request to use the Illinois State Police's radio network system. Provides that the State Police shall maintain a statewide statistical police contact recordkeeping system (rather than develop a separate statewide statistical police recordkeeping system) for the study of juvenile delinquency. Provides that, with the permission (rather than written permission) of a child's parent or guardian, the Illinois State police may collect (rather than retain) the fingerprints or DNA (rather than only the fingerprint record) of the child. Specifies that the fingerprints or DNA may be retained by the child's parent or guardian and later used for specified purposes. Amends the Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act. Provides that a Metropolitan Enforcement Group may enforce crimes concerning terrorism and threats to public officials and human service providers. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In provisions concerning criminal prosecutions for violations of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act and criminal prosecutions for reckless homicide, or driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug, or combination of both, or in any civil action held under a statutory summary suspension or revocation hearing, deletes provisions requiring specified information to be attached to laboratory report from the Illinois State Police, Division of Forensic Services. Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. In provisions requiring the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency to report the use of a drone to the State's Attorney under specified circumstances, adds language allowing the report to be made by the chief executive officer's designee. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 21, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 16, 2026
MODERATE
This bill amends the Illinois State Police Law to update the Division of Patrol's duties, enhance specialized training for officers, and modify procedures for juvenile fingerprinting and drone reporting. The changes aim to improve law enforcement capabilities in traffic safety, homicide investigations, and data collection while streamlining administrative processes.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include new specialized training requirements for crash reconstruction and homicide investigations, and it modified the Illinois State Police's role in motor carrier safety enforcement.
REQUIREMENT

Added new specialized training requirements for crash reconstruction specialists and lead homicide investigators, including victim-centered and trauma-informed instruction.

Changed the requirement for juvenile fingerprinting from needing 'written permission' to just 'permission' from a parent or guardian.

ENFORCEMENT

Updated the Division of Patrol's duties to explicitly include enforcing motor carrier safety provisions and serving as the lead agency for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Added authority for the Division of Statewide 9-1-1 to cooperate with federal and state aeronautics authorities using the State Police radio network.

TECHNICAL

Removed Section 2605-575 from the list of amended sections and renumbered subsequent sections to maintain consistency.

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2026

How they voted

1020
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 116
Apr 16, 2026
D Democratic76
68 Yea 8
89% Yea
R Republican40
34 Yea 6
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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