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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4070

Introduced 2/24/2026, by Sen. Willie Preston

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

70 ILCS 3605/27b new

Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that the
Chicago Transit Authority shall establish the CTA Transit Police
Department composed solely of sworn law-enforcement officers. Provides
that all security functions shall be performed exclusively by officers of
the CTA Transit Police Department. Provides that the CTA Transit Police
Department shall deploy 3-officer safety teams moving continuously through
trains, stations, and buses, with priority given to high-crime locations.
Provides that the Authority shall implement a pilot program deploying
AI-based weapon-detection scanners in at least 5 and not more than 10
high-crime stations and major bus hubs. Provides that the Authority shall
implement a limited facial recognition pilot program restricted to
identifying individuals (i) with active violent-felony warrants or (ii)
who the Authority has prohibited from accessing services provided by the
Authority. Effective immediately.
LRB104 20798 RTM 34316 b

A BILL FOR

SB4070
LRB104 20798 RTM 34316 b
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AN ACT concerning local government.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 1.
Findings and purpose.
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(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
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(1) The Chicago Transit Authority is the
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second-largest public transit agency in the United States
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and operates a 24-hour rail and bus system serving
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hundreds of thousands of riders daily.
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(2) The Chicago Transit Authority currently uses
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AI-assisted gun-detecting camera software that is
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primarily reactive and insufficient as a standalone
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prevention measure.
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(b) The purpose of this Act is to reduce violence on
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Chicago Transit Authority trains and buses, restore public
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confidence in transit safety, and establish a layered security
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approach through a dedicated CTA Transit Police Department and
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modern safety technologies.

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Section 5.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
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amended by adding Section 27b as follows:

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(70 ILCS 3605/27b new)
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Sec. 27b.
CTA transit police department.

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LRB104 20798 RTM 34316 b
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(a) The Authority shall establish the CTA Transit Police
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Department composed solely of sworn law-enforcement officers.
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All security functions shall be performed exclusively by
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officers of the CTA Transit Police Department. The CTA Transit
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Police Department shall deploy 3-officer safety teams moving
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continuously through trains, stations, and buses, with
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priority given to high-crime locations.
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(b) The Authority shall implement a pilot program
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deploying AI-based weapon-detection scanners in at least 5 and
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not more than 10 high-crime stations and major bus hubs.
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(c) The Authority shall implement a limited facial
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recognition pilot program restricted to identifying
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individuals (i) with active violent-felony warrants or (ii)
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who the Authority has prohibited from accessing services
15
provided by the Authority.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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