On March 16th, HB 1948 (Amendment 1), the Surveillance Camera Data Collection Act unanimously passed the House Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 11-0. The bill is now on second reading in the House.  HB 1948 (Amendment 1) would require agencies that own or have access to video surveillance cameras to disclose to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority the number of cameras they own or have access to, and the privacy regulations, if they have any. It would also require the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to make this information accessible to the public by posting it on its website.

Representatives Voting In Support Of HB 1948:

Representative John Bradley (R-117th District)

Representative Michael Connelly (R-48th District)

Representative Dwight Kay (R-112th District)

Representative Lou Lang (R-16th District)

Representative Sidney Mathias (R-53rd District)

Representative Elaine Nekritz (D-57th District)

Representative Andre Thapedi (D-32nd District)

Representative Jil Tracy (D-93rd District)

Representative Arthur Turner (D - 9th District)

Representative Ann Williams (D-11th District)

Representative Michael Zalewski (D-21st District)

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