Senator Bailey critical of changes made to SAFE-T Act
State Senator Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has released the below statement following the Senate passage of Amendment 1 and 2 to House Bill 1095, which makes changes to the dangerous SAFE-T Act: “The trailer bill passage today to the dangerous SAFE-T Act further solidifies the democratic party’s […]
DeWitte Responds to Partisan Passage of SAFE-T Act Trailer Bill
On Thursday, members of the Illinois Senate passed clarifying language to the SAFE-T Act, but failed to address several remaining problematic areas of the law that threatens public safety. In response to the partisan vote on the trailer bill, State Senator Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) issued […]
Jil Tracy says the IDOT has announced that Carman Road will close
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) says legislative changes approved Dec. 1 by the Senate do make improvements to the controversial SAFE-T Act, but do not fully address the front-line concerns of public safety personnel tasked with protecting Illinoisans. “The changes approved Dec. 1 contain some […]
State Senator Dave Syverson said SAFE-T Act changes don’t fully address threats to communities
SPRINGFIELD – Legislative changes to the SAFE-T Act do make some needed improvements to the controversial new law, but do not fully address the front-line concerns of public safety personnel tasked with protecting Illinoisans, according to State Senator Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley). House Bill 1095 was […]
Terri Bryant reacts to passage of SAFE-T Act changes
State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) released the following statement in response to the Senate’s passage of House Bill 1095, which makes some changes to the controversial SAFE-T Act: “Today, the Democratic lawmakers of the General Assembly chose to do the bare minimum to address the concerns […]
Jason Barickman statement on SAFE-T Act trailer bill
State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) released the following statement after the Illinois Senate passed HB1095, a trailer bill to the controversial “SAFE-T Act”: “The quality of legislation is often determined by the process used to pass it, with good policy the result of open negotiations with […]