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type: "Bill"
title: "TASER USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT"
description: "Creates the Law Enforcement Officer Stun Gun and Taser Use Reporting Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2018, subsequent to the use of a stun gun or taser by a State or local law enforcement officer to subdue a subject, the officer shall record certain information concerning the tased person. Provides that every law enforcement agency shall, by March 1 with regard to data collected during July through December of the previous calendar year and by August 1 with regard to data collected during January through June of the current calendar year, compile the data on the standardized law enforcement data compilation form provided by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and transmit the data to the Authority. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall analyze the data provided by law enforcement agencies required by the Act and submit a report of the previous year's findings to the Governor, the General Assembly, and each law enforcement agency no later than July 1 of each year. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Illinois HB 131 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-10"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d0230dd-3910-4cfe-9a6a-05ce5143e4e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=131&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=68531&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "bb146b9afc19e289ef386350b01fd8226481ddc29bb322415b72743fc74afd74"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 131 (98th) — TASER USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Creates the Law Enforcement Officer Stun Gun and Taser Use Reporting Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2018, subsequent to the use of a stun gun or taser by a State or local law enforcement officer to subdue a subject, the officer shall record certain information concerning the tased person. Provides that every law enforcement agency shall, by March 1 with regard to data collected during July through December of the previous calendar year and by August 1 with regard to data collected during January through June of the current calendar year, compile the data on the standardized law enforcement data compilation form provided by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and transmit the data to the Authority. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority shall analyze the data provided by law enforcement agencies required by the Act and submit a report of the previous year's findings to the Governor, the General Assembly, and each law enforcement agency no later than July 1 of each year. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2019.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0131&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68531&DocNum=131&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0131eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68531&DocNum=131&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB0131enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=68531&DocNum=131&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7739** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Duffy — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-01-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `filing`
- **2013-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-30** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2013-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-03-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-03-13** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary; 002-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2013-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-03-13** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2013-03-13** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
- **2013-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2013-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-039-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2013-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Duffy
- **2013-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0358 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d0230dd-3910-4cfe-9a6a-05ce5143e4e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).