Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1455 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1455 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 140/7.5 725 ILCS 167/5725 ILCS 167/15725 ILCS 167/20725 ILCS 167/25 Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Defines "emotionally disturbed person" and "special event". Deletes "data" from the definition of "information". Provides that "information" does not apply to circumstances in which the drone is used over publicly owned property or private property with permission when the purpose is training peace officers, public relations, conducting infrastructure inspections, or other similar non-law enforcement purposes. Permits the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency if the law enforcement agency is assisting an emotionally disturbed person, and is not also undertaking a criminal investigation. Permits the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency at a special event to prepare for or monitor crowd size, density, and movement; assess public safety staffing; or to monitor the safety of the participants. If the special event is occurring on private property, use of a drone for this exception shall be authorized by the owners or organizers prior to flight. Provides that a law enforcement agency may use a drone to respond to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) dispatched calls for service, when the primary purpose for the response is to locate or assist victims, or both, identify offenders, and to guide emergency response. Provides that information gathered by a drone is subject to the disclosure and exception to disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Makes other changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes. LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1455 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 140/7.5 725 ILCS 167/5725 ILCS 167/15725 ILCS 167/20725 ILCS 167/25 5 ILCS 140/7.5 725 ILCS 167/5 725 ILCS 167/15 725 ILCS 167/20 725 ILCS 167/25 Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Defines "emotionally disturbed person" and "special event". Deletes "data" from the definition of "information". Provides that "information" does not apply to circumstances in which the drone is used over publicly owned property or private property with permission when the purpose is training peace officers, public relations, conducting infrastructure inspections, or other similar non-law enforcement purposes. Permits the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency if the law enforcement agency is assisting an emotionally disturbed person, and is not also undertaking a criminal investigation. Permits the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency at a special event to prepare for or monitor crowd size, density, and movement; assess public safety staffing; or to monitor the safety of the participants. If the special event is occurring on private property, use of a drone for this exception shall be authorized by the owners or organizers prior to flight. Provides that a law enforcement agency may use a drone to respond to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) dispatched calls for service, when the primary purpose for the response is to locate or assist victims, or both, identify offenders, and to guide emergency response. Provides that information gathered by a drone is subject to the disclosure and exception to disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Makes other changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes. LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1455 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	5 ILCS 140/7.5 725 ILCS 167/5725 ILCS 167/15725 ILCS 167/20725 ILCS 167/25 5 ILCS 140/7.5 725 ILCS 167/5 725 ILCS 167/15 725 ILCS 167/20 725 ILCS 167/25
4	4	5 ILCS 140/7.5
5	5	725 ILCS 167/5
6	6	725 ILCS 167/15
7	7	725 ILCS 167/20
8	8	725 ILCS 167/25
9	9	Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Defines "emotionally disturbed person" and "special event". Deletes "data" from the definition of "information". Provides that "information" does not apply to circumstances in which the drone is used over publicly owned property or private property with permission when the purpose is training peace officers, public relations, conducting infrastructure inspections, or other similar non-law enforcement purposes. Permits the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency if the law enforcement agency is assisting an emotionally disturbed person, and is not also undertaking a criminal investigation. Permits the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency at a special event to prepare for or monitor crowd size, density, and movement; assess public safety staffing; or to monitor the safety of the participants. If the special event is occurring on private property, use of a drone for this exception shall be authorized by the owners or organizers prior to flight. Provides that a law enforcement agency may use a drone to respond to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) dispatched calls for service, when the primary purpose for the response is to locate or assist victims, or both, identify offenders, and to guide emergency response. Provides that information gathered by a drone is subject to the disclosure and exception to disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Makes other changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes.
10	10	LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
11	11	LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
12	12	A BILL FOR
13	13	SB1455LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
14	14	SB1455 LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
15	15	1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 5. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
19	19	5 changing Section 7.5 as follows:
20	20	6 (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
21	21	7 Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
22	22	8 by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
23	23	9 exempt from inspection and copying:
24	24	10 (a) All information determined to be confidential
25	25	11 under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
26	26	12 Development Act.
27	27	13 (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
28	28	14 library users with specific materials under the Library
29	29	15 Records Confidentiality Act.
30	30	16 (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
31	31	17 records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
32	32	18 Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
33	33	19 records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
34	34	20 Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
35	35	21 has received.
36	36	22 (d) Information and records held by the Department of
37	37	23 Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
38	38
39	39
40	40
41	41	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1455 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
42	42	5 ILCS 140/7.5 725 ILCS 167/5725 ILCS 167/15725 ILCS 167/20725 ILCS 167/25 5 ILCS 140/7.5 725 ILCS 167/5 725 ILCS 167/15 725 ILCS 167/20 725 ILCS 167/25
43	43	5 ILCS 140/7.5
44	44	725 ILCS 167/5
45	45	725 ILCS 167/15
46	46	725 ILCS 167/20
47	47	725 ILCS 167/25
48	48	Amends the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act. Defines "emotionally disturbed person" and "special event". Deletes "data" from the definition of "information". Provides that "information" does not apply to circumstances in which the drone is used over publicly owned property or private property with permission when the purpose is training peace officers, public relations, conducting infrastructure inspections, or other similar non-law enforcement purposes. Permits the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency if the law enforcement agency is assisting an emotionally disturbed person, and is not also undertaking a criminal investigation. Permits the use of a drone by a law enforcement agency at a special event to prepare for or monitor crowd size, density, and movement; assess public safety staffing; or to monitor the safety of the participants. If the special event is occurring on private property, use of a drone for this exception shall be authorized by the owners or organizers prior to flight. Provides that a law enforcement agency may use a drone to respond to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) dispatched calls for service, when the primary purpose for the response is to locate or assist victims, or both, identify offenders, and to guide emergency response. Provides that information gathered by a drone is subject to the disclosure and exception to disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Makes other changes. Amends the Freedom of Information Act to make conforming changes.
49	49	LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
50	50	LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
51	51	A BILL FOR
52	52
53	53
54	54
55	55
56	56
57	57	5 ILCS 140/7.5
58	58	725 ILCS 167/5
59	59	725 ILCS 167/15
60	60	725 ILCS 167/20
61	61	725 ILCS 167/25
62	62
63	63
64	64
65	65	LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
66	66
67	67
68	68
69	69
70	70
71	71
72	72
73	73
74	74
75	75	SB1455 LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
76	76
77	77
78	78	SB1455- 2 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 2 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
79	79	SB1455 - 2 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
80	80	1 to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
81	81	2 disease or any information the disclosure of which is
82	82	3 restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
83	83	4 Disease Control Act.
84	84	5 (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
85	85	6 under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
86	86	7 (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
87	87	8 the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
88	88	9 Qualifications Based Selection Act.
89	89	10 (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
90	90	11 and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
91	91	12 Tuition Act.
92	92	13 (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
93	93	14 under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
94	94	15 records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
95	95	16 general's office that would be exempt if created or
96	96	17 obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
97	97	18 that Act.
98	98	19 (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
99	99	20 plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
100	100	21 local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
101	101	22 under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
102	102	23 (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
103	103	24 of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
104	104	25 under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
105	105	26 (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
106	106
107	107
108	108
109	109
110	110
111	111	SB1455 - 2 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
112	112
113	113
114	114	SB1455- 3 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 3 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
115	115	SB1455 - 3 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
116	116	1 or driver identification information compiled by a law
117	117	2 enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
118	118	3 under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
119	119	4 (l) Records and information provided to a residential
120	120	5 health care facility resident sexual assault and death
121	121	6 review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
122	122	7 Prevention Review Team Act.
123	123	8 (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
124	124	9 database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
125	125	10 Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
126	126	11 authorized under that Article.
127	127	12 (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
128	128	13 compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
129	129	14 counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
130	130	15 Capital Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall
131	131	16 apply until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even
132	132	17 if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty
133	133	18 prior to trial or sentencing.
134	134	19 (o) Information that is prohibited from being
135	135	20 disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
136	136	21 Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
137	137	22 (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
138	138	23 investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
139	139	24 information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
140	140	25 Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
141	141	26 2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
142	142
143	143
144	144
145	145
146	146
147	147	SB1455 - 3 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
148	148
149	149
150	150	SB1455- 4 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 4 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
151	151	SB1455 - 4 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
152	152	1 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
153	153	2 Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
154	154	3 Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
155	155	4 County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
156	156	5 Act.
157	157	6 (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
158	158	7 Personnel Record Review Act.
159	159	8 (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
160	160	9 Illinois School Student Records Act.
161	161	10 (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
162	162	11 under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
163	163	12 (t) All identified or deidentified health information
164	164	13 in the form of health data or medical records contained
165	165	14 in, stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released
166	166	15 from the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and
167	167	16 identified or deidentified health information in the form
168	168	17 of health data and medical records of the Illinois Health
169	169	18 Information Exchange in the possession of the Illinois
170	170	19 Health Information Exchange Office due to its
171	171	20 administration of the Illinois Health Information
172	172	21 Exchange. The terms "identified" and "deidentified" shall
173	173	22 be given the same meaning as in the Health Insurance
174	174	23 Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law
175	175	24 104-191, or any subsequent amendments thereto, and any
176	176	25 regulations promulgated thereunder.
177	177	26 (u) Records and information provided to an independent
178	178
179	179
180	180
181	181
182	182
183	183	SB1455 - 4 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
184	184
185	185
186	186	SB1455- 5 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 5 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
187	187	SB1455 - 5 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
188	188	1 team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
189	189	2 Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
190	190	3 (v) Names and information of people who have applied
191	191	4 for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
192	192	5 the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
193	193	6 or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
194	194	7 Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
195	195	8 Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
196	196	9 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
197	197	10 Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
198	198	11 Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
199	199	12 Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
200	200	13 (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
201	201	14 Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
202	202	15 Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
203	203	16 (w) Personally identifiable information which is
204	204	17 exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
205	205	18 19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
206	206	19 (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
207	207	20 under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
208	208	21 8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
209	209	22 (y) Confidential information under the Adult
210	210	23 Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
211	211	24 statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
212	212	25 information about the identity and administrative finding
213	213	26 against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
214	214
215	215
216	216
217	217
218	218
219	219	SB1455 - 5 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
220	220
221	221
222	222	SB1455- 6 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 6 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
223	223	SB1455 - 6 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
224	224	1 decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
225	225	2 an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
226	226	3 under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
227	227	4 (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
228	228	5 review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
229	229	6 Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
230	230	7 Act.
231	231	8 (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
232	232	9 under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
233	233	10 (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
234	234	11 disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
235	235	12 (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
236	236	13 Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
237	237	14 authorized under that Act.
238	238	15 (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
239	239	16 disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
240	240	17 Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
241	241	18 (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
242	242	19 under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
243	243	20 (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
244	244	21 under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
245	245	22 (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
246	246	23 disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
247	247	24 Code.
248	248	25 (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
249	249	26 Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
250	250
251	251
252	252
253	253
254	254
255	255	SB1455 - 6 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
256	256
257	257
258	258	SB1455- 7 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 7 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
259	259	SB1455 - 7 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
260	260	1 (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
261	261	2 under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
262	262	3 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
263	263	4 (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
264	264	5 submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
265	265	6 and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
266	266	7 disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
267	267	8 and Temporary Labor Services Act.
268	268	9 (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
269	269	10 Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
270	270	11 (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
271	271	12 and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
272	272	13 Aid Code.
273	273	14 (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
274	274	15 Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
275	275	16 (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
276	276	17 Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
277	277	18 (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
278	278	19 arising out of a peer support counseling session
279	279	20 prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
280	280	21 Suicide Prevention Act.
281	281	22 (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
282	282	23 an employee of an emergency services provider or law
283	283	24 enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
284	284	25 Prevention Act.
285	285	26 (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
286	286
287	287
288	288
289	289
290	290
291	291	SB1455 - 7 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
292	292
293	293
294	294	SB1455- 8 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 8 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
295	295	SB1455 - 8 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
296	296	1 Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
297	297	2 under the Reproductive Health Act.
298	298	3 (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
299	299	4 the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
300	300	5 (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
301	301	6 Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
302	302	7 Human Rights Act.
303	303	8 (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
304	304	9 Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
305	305	10 Act.
306	306	11 (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
307	307	12 Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
308	308	13 (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
309	309	14 subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
310	310	15 Public Aid Code.
311	311	16 (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
312	312	17 Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
313	313	18 (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
314	314	19 information that shall not be made public under the
315	315	20 Illinois Insurance Code.
316	316	21 (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
317	317	22 the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
318	318	23 (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
319	319	24 the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
320	320	25 (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
321	321	26 under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
322	322
323	323
324	324
325	325
326	326
327	327	SB1455 - 8 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
328	328
329	329
330	330	SB1455- 9 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 9 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
331	331	SB1455 - 9 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
332	332	1 (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
333	333	2 by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
334	334	3 Police Act.
335	335	4 (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
336	336	5 2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
337	337	6 Administrative Code of Illinois.
338	338	7 (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
339	339	8 under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
340	340	9 Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
341	341	10 Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
342	342	11 (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
343	343	12 under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
344	344	13 Violence Fatality Review Act.
345	345	14 (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
346	346	15 Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
347	347	16 July 1, 2023.
348	348	17 (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
349	349	18 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
350	350	19 Agency Licensing Act.
351	351	20 (hhh) Information submitted to the Department of State
352	352	21 Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
353	353	22 weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
354	354	23 .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
355	355	24 endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
356	356	25 Act.
357	357	26 (iii) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
358	358
359	359
360	360
361	361
362	362
363	363	SB1455 - 9 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
364	364
365	365
366	366	SB1455- 10 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 10 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
367	367	SB1455 - 10 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
368	368	1 under the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act.
369	369	2 (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19;
370	370	3 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 101-236, eff.
371	371	4 1-1-20; 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; 101-377, eff. 8-16-19; 101-452,
372	372	5 eff. 1-1-20; 101-466, eff. 1-1-20; 101-600, eff. 12-6-19;
373	373	6 101-620, eff 12-20-19; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20; 101-652, eff.
374	374	7 1-1-22; 101-656, eff. 3-23-21; 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237,
375	375	8 eff. 1-1-22; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21;
376	376	9 102-559, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff.
377	377	10 7-1-22; 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
378	378	11 Section 10. The Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act is
379	379	12 amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 20, and 25 as follows:
380	380	13 (725 ILCS 167/5)
381	381	14 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
382	382	15 "Authority" means the Illinois Criminal Justice
383	383	16 Information Authority.
384	384	17 "Drone" means any aerial vehicle that does not carry a
385	385	18 human operator.
386	386	19 "Emotionally disturbed person" means a person who appears
387	387	20 to be mentally ill or temporarily deranged and is conducting
388	388	21 himself or herself in a manner which a peace officer
389	389	22 reasonably believes is likely to result in serious injury to
390	390	23 himself, herself, or others.
391	391	24 "Information" means any evidence, images, sounds, data, or
392	392
393	393
394	394
395	395
396	396
397	397	SB1455 - 10 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
398	398
399	399
400	400	SB1455- 11 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 11 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
401	401	SB1455 - 11 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
402	402	1 other information gathered by a drone. "Information" does not
403	403	2 apply to circumstances in which the drone is used over
404	404	3 publicly owned property or private property with permission
405	405	4 when the purpose is training peace officers, public relations,
406	406	5 conducting infrastructure inspections, or other similar
407	407	6 non-law enforcement purposes.
408	408	7 "Law enforcement agency" means any agency of this State or
409	409	8 a political subdivision of this State which is vested by law
410	410	9 with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal
411	411	10 laws.
412	412	11 "Special event" means a non-routine activity within a
413	413	12 community that brings together a large number of people.
414	414	13 (Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14.)
415	415	14 (725 ILCS 167/15)
416	416	15 Sec. 15. Exceptions. This Act does not prohibit the use of
417	417	16 a drone by a law enforcement agency:
418	418	17 (1) To counter a high risk of a terrorist attack by a
419	419	18 specific individual or organization if the United States
420	420	19 Secretary of Homeland Security determines that credible
421	421	20 intelligence indicates that there is that risk.
422	422	21 (2) If a law enforcement agency first obtains a search
423	423	22 warrant based on probable cause issued under Section 108-3
424	424	23 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. The warrant
425	425	24 must be limited to a period of 45 days, renewable by the
426	426	25 judge upon a showing of good cause for subsequent periods
427	427
428	428
429	429
430	430
431	431
432	432	SB1455 - 11 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
433	433
434	434
435	435	SB1455- 12 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 12 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
436	436	SB1455 - 12 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
437	437	1 of 45 days.
438	438	2 (3) If a law enforcement agency possesses reasonable
439	439	3 suspicion that, under particular circumstances, swift
440	440	4 action is needed to prevent imminent harm to life, or to
441	441	5 forestall the imminent escape of a suspect or the
442	442	6 destruction of evidence. The use of a drone under this
443	443	7 paragraph (3) is limited to a period of 48 hours. Within 24
444	444	8 hours of the initiation of the use of a drone under this
445	445	9 paragraph (3), the chief executive officer of the law
446	446	10 enforcement agency must report in writing the use of a
447	447	11 drone to the local State's Attorney.
448	448	12 (4) If a law enforcement agency is attempting to
449	449	13 locate a missing person or assisting an emotionally
450	450	14 disturbed person, and is not also undertaking a criminal
451	451	15 investigation.
452	452	16 (5) If a law enforcement agency is using a drone
453	453	17 solely for crime scene and traffic crash scene
454	454	18 photography. Crime scene and traffic crash photography
455	455	19 must be conducted in a geographically confined and
456	456	20 time-limited manner to document specific occurrences. The
457	457	21 use of a drone under this paragraph (5) on private
458	458	22 property requires either a search warrant based on
459	459	23 probable cause under Section 108-3 of the Code of Criminal
460	460	24 Procedure of 1963 or lawful consent to search. The use of a
461	461	25 drone under this paragraph (5) on lands, highways,
462	462	26 roadways, or areas belonging to this State or political
463	463
464	464
465	465
466	466
467	467
468	468	SB1455 - 12 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
469	469
470	470
471	471	SB1455- 13 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 13 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
472	472	SB1455 - 13 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
473	473	1 subdivisions of this State does not require a search
474	474	2 warrant or consent to search. Any law enforcement agency
475	475	3 operating a drone under this paragraph (5) shall make
476	476	4 every reasonable attempt to only photograph the crime
477	477	5 scene or traffic crash scene and avoid other areas.
478	478	6 (6) If a law enforcement agency is using a drone
479	479	7 during a disaster or public health emergency, as defined
480	480	8 by Section 4 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
481	481	9 Act. The use of a drone under this paragraph (6) does not
482	482	10 require an official declaration of a disaster or public
483	483	11 health emergency prior to use. A law enforcement agency
484	484	12 may use a drone under this paragraph (6) to obtain
485	485	13 information necessary for the determination of whether or
486	486	14 not a disaster or public health emergency should be
487	487	15 declared, to monitor weather or emergency conditions, to
488	488	16 survey damage, or to otherwise coordinate response and
489	489	17 recovery efforts. The use of a drone under this paragraph
490	490	18 (6) is permissible during the disaster or public health
491	491	19 emergency and during subsequent response and recovery
492	492	20 efforts.
493	493	21 (7) If a law enforcement agency is using a drone at a
494	494	22 special event to:
495	495	23 (A) prepare for or monitor crowd size, density,
496	496	24 and movement;
497	497	25 (B) assess public safety staffing; or
498	498	26 (C) monitor the safety of the participants.
499	499
500	500
501	501
502	502
503	503
504	504	SB1455 - 13 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
505	505
506	506
507	507	SB1455- 14 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 14 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
508	508	SB1455 - 14 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
509	509	1 If the special event is occurring on private property,
510	510	2 use of a drone for this exception shall be authorized by
511	511	3 the owners or organizers prior to flight.
512	512	4 (8) If a law enforcement agency is using a drone to
513	513	5 respond to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) dispatched
514	514	6 calls for service, when the primary purpose for the
515	515	7 response is to locate or assist victims, or both, identify
516	516	8 offenders, and to guide emergency response.
517	517	9 (Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14; 98-831, eff. 1-1-15.)
518	518	10 (725 ILCS 167/20)
519	519	11 Sec. 20. Information retention. If a law enforcement
520	520	12 agency uses a drone under Section 15 of this Act, the agency
521	521	13 within 30 days shall destroy all information gathered by the
522	522	14 drone, except that the a supervisor at that agency may retain
523	523	15 particular information if:
524	524	16 (1) there is reasonable suspicion that the information
525	525	17 contains evidence of criminal activity; , or
526	526	18 (2) the information is relevant to an ongoing
527	527	19 investigation or pending criminal trial; .
528	528	20 (3) the information is required to be retained to
529	529	21 comply with the Local Records Commission retention
530	530	22 schedules;
531	531	23 (4) a supervisor at the agency deems that the
532	532	24 information will be used exclusively for training
533	533	25 purposes.
534	534
535	535
536	536
537	537
538	538
539	539	SB1455 - 14 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
540	540
541	541
542	542	SB1455- 15 -LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b SB1455 - 15 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
543	543	SB1455 - 15 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b
544	544	1 If a law enforcement agency uses a drone under Section 15
545	545	2 at any demonstration, protest, rally, march, parade, or other
546	546	3 gathering for the purpose of expressing political, religious,
547	547	4 social, or other views, the law enforcement agency shall
548	548	5 destroy all information gathered by the drone within 7 days,
549	549	6 except that the agency may retain the particular information
550	550	7 if:
551	551	8 (1) there is reasonable suspicion that the information
552	552	9 contains evidence of criminal activity; or
553	553	10 (2) the information is relevant to an ongoing
554	554	11 investigation or pending criminal trial.
555	555	12 (Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14.)
556	556	13 (725 ILCS 167/25)
557	557	14 Sec. 25. Information disclosure. Information gathered by
558	558	15 a drone is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. If a law
559	559	16 enforcement agency uses a drone under Section 15 of this Act,
560	560	17 the agency shall not disclose any information gathered by the
561	561	18 drone, except that a supervisor of that agency may disclose
562	562	19 particular information to another government agency, if (1)
563	563	20 there is reasonable suspicion that the information contains
564	564	21 evidence of criminal activity, or (2) the information is
565	565	22 relevant to an ongoing investigation or pending criminal
566	566	23 trial.
567	567	24 (Source: P.A. 98-569, eff. 1-1-14.)
568	568
569	569
570	570
571	571
572	572
573	573	SB1455 - 15 - LRB103 26022 RLC 52376 b