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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed SB 1953, known as the Sonya Massey Act, establishing stricter statewide requirements for screening police officers before they are hired. Under the new law, law-enforcement agencies must conduct more comprehensive background checks and obtain personnel records from applicants’ previous employers, a measure supporters say will close gaps that have allowed officers with prior misconduct to move between departments. The legislation is named for Sonya Massey, who was fatally shot in her home by a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy last year, an incident that intensified calls for police accountability. The bill passed with bipartisan support and takes effect immediately.
The Sonya Massey Act, signed into law today, will increase police accountability by revising hiring procedures in Illinois, requiring more thorough background checks and personnel records from previous employers. https://t.co/35cEatFzbT
Today, I'm affixing my signature to the bipartisan SB 1953, Sonya Massey's Bill, to continue our work in building a justice system that protects all of our citizens. We'll begin making fundamental reforms to the hiring process for law enforcement officers across Illinois. https://t.co/GoymnZNipA
Illinois will be strengthening its background checks for police officer hires made statewide through a new bill signed more than a year after a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey inside her downstate home. https://t.co/kYXmdfu3oZ
