SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to ban indirect quotas for municipal police.
Illinois banned state, county and local police from enforcing traffic ticket and arrest quotas in 2015. However, many departments are still forcing officers to meet a set number of traffic stops and citations each month.
Rep. Patrick Sheehan (R-Homer Glen), who serves as a police officer, said police are meant to protect and serve the public instead of providing revenue for local governments.
"Performance should be judged on the legality, judgement, problem solving, community outcomes and case quality, not how many people an officer stops or detains," Sheehan said. "Other states have already moved to ban the arrest and stop-based quotas. Illinois should close the loophole and do the same."
The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police opposes this plan. They argue this change could create new challenges for departments.
House Bill 5011 now moves to the Senate for further consideration.
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