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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1538         </title>
<shortdesc>MUNI-DISCONTINUE POLICE DEPT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Don Harmon</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>65 ILCS 5/11-1-14 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a municipality's police department may be discontinued after referendum of the electors of the municipality. Requires a petition of the electors requesting the referendum or an ordinance requesting the referendum by the city council of the municipality. Provides that if the referendum passes, the sheriff's department acquires primary jurisdiction over police protection of the municipality and the county acquires the authority to levy any taxes the municipality could have levied to support the policing of the municipality.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Limits the provisions to police departments in municipalities wholly within Lake County. Makes the provisions inoperative on January 1, 2030, except for the county's ability to continue to levy any tax the municipality levied or could have levied to support the policing of the municipality.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Local Government</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Local Government</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Local Government</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended Local Government;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Local Government</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/9/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019</action>
<statusdate>4/10/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Local Government;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/12/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>7/3/2019</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>9/12/2020</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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