IL HR0598

House Resolution criticizing House Bill 3653 (the SAFE-T Act), which was passed on January 13, 2021, and calling for its complete repeal.

Alleges the 764-page bill was filed at approximately 3 a.m. and voted on within hours, without committee hearings or adequate time for review and debate.

Claims HB 3653 abolished cash bail, restricted law enforcement's ability to apprehend offenders, changed use of force standards, altered felony murder statutes, and restricted police acquisition of armored vehicles and equipment.

Cites consequences including 17 county sheriffs resigning since passage, record officer retirements from Chicago Police Department, and record homicides in Chicago in 2021 with more shootings than any year in 25 years.

Urges the Illinois General Assembly to value and protect crime victims and law enforcement, and to repeal the SAFE-T Act entirely.