Public Act 103-0852
 
HB5189 EnrolledLRB103 38541 MXP 68677 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding 
Section 18c-7402.2 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.2 new)
    Sec. 18c-7402.2. Reports involving railroad fatalities. 
Personally identifying information, as defined in Section 
1-159.2, of train crew members contained in reports involving 
railroad fatalities and contained in communications between 
police officers and train crew members involved in those 
occurrences shall be redacted from any public reports and 
shall be maintained by the police departments and any persons 
in subsequent possession thereof listed below in a manner that 
ensures the confidentiality of the train crew's personally 
identifying information. Unredacted copies of such reports and 
communications containing personally identifying information 
shall be accessible at all reasonable times:
        (1) to the host or employing railroad;
        (2) by court order, and to others specifically 
    authorized by court order to obtain the information if the 
    access is necessary in the performance of their duties; 
    and
        (3) to law enforcement officers, State's Attorneys, 
    Assistant State's Attorneys, and Illinois Commerce 
    Commission staff if the access is necessary in the 
    performance of their duties.

Effective Date:  1/1/2025