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HB2045 • 2026
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee ; 004-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul Jacobs
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Paul Jacobs
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee ; 005-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Third Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2025
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee ; 012-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
Assigned to Executive Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie
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Full Text of HB2045 Home Legislation Full Text HB2045 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed House Amendment 001 Open PDF HB2045 Engrossed LRB104 11510 BDA 21599 b 1 AN ACT concerning government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing 5 Section 6z-126 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/6z-126) 7 Sec. 6z-126. Law Enforcement Training Fund. 8 (a) The Law Enforcement Training Fund is hereby created as 9 a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall 10 consist of: (i) the share of the revenue from increasing the 11 insurance producer license fees allocated for transfer to the 12 Fund as provided under subsection (a-5) of Section 500-135 of 13 the Illinois Insurance Code; and (ii) the share of the moneys 14 collected from auto insurance policy fees under Section 8.6 of 15 the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft 16 Prevention and Insurance Verification Act allocated for 17 deposit into the Fund ; and (iii) any moneys received for the 18 purposes of item (iv) of subsection (b) of this Section, 19 including, but not limited to, fee receipts, gifts, grants, 20 and awards from any public or private entity. Any interest 21 earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund . 22 (b) This Fund shall be used by the Illinois Law 23 Enforcement Training Standards Board for the following HB2045 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 11510 BDA 21599 b 1 purposes: (i) to fund law enforcement certification 2 compliance; (ii) for the development and provision of basic 3 courses by Board-approved academics, and in-service courses by 4 approved academies; and (iii) for the ordinary and contingent 5 expenses of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards 6 Board ; and (iv) for the awarding of grants to units of local 7 government, public institutions of higher education, and 8 qualified nonprofit entities for the purpose of hiring and 9 retaining law enforcement officers, county correctional 10 officers, and public safety telecommunicators . 11 (c) When awarding grants under this Section, the Board 12 shall prioritize: 13 (1) grants that will be used in underserved areas and 14 areas experiencing the most need to hire, retain, or hire 15 and retain law enforcement officers, county correctional 16 officers, and public safety telecommunicators in 17 underserved areas and areas experiencing the most need; 18 (2) achieving demographic and geographic diversity of 19 law enforcement officers that are recruited or hired by 20 applicants that are awarded grants; 21 (3) maximizing the effects of moneys spent on the 22 actual recruitment and retention of law enforcement 23 officers, county correctional officers, and public safety 24 telecommunicators; and 25 (4) providing grants that can impact multiple 26 employers. HB2045 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 11510 BDA 21599 b 1 (d) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 2 may, by rule, set requirements for the distribution of grant 3 moneys and determine which entities are eligible. 4 (e) The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board 5 shall consider compliance with the Uniform Crime Reporting Act 6 as a factor in awarding grant moneys. 7 (f) As used in this Section, "qualified nonprofit entity" 8 means a nonprofit entity, as defined by the Board by rule, that 9 has established experience in recruitment and retention of law 10 enforcement officers in Illinois. 11 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 12 104-2, eff. 6-16-25.) 13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 14 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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