Illinois · House Bill 3217 · 103rd General Assembly

POLICE TRAINING-BACK THE BADGE

HB 3217 Sponsored by Jason R. Bunting Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 17, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Creates within the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board a Recruitment Division. Provides that the Division shall establish a Back the Badge program, which shall establish recruitment plans for law enforcement agencies. Provides that the Division shall determine and prioritize specific characteristics that a law enforcement agency and community desire in their…

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Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Creates within the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board a Recruitment Division. Provides that the Division shall establish a Back the Badge program, which shall establish recruitment plans for law enforcement agencies. Provides that the Division shall determine and prioritize specific characteristics that a law enforcement agency and community desire in their police officers. Provides that the Division shall cooperate with law enforcement agencies to determine a strategy to hire and retain sworn police officers who are diverse and reflective of the community and the priorities of the law enforcement agencies.

Every action

19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jason Bunting
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
  5. CommitteeTo Criminal Administration and Enforcement Subcommittee · House Criminal Administration and Enforce
  6. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 12 Republicans.

All 12 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.