Beast Technologies and InfrastructureIllinois Police Fight Bill to Ban Facial Recognition Use Posted on April 12, 2026 by Administrator Police organizations across Illinois are fighting to preserve their access to facial recognition databases and other biometric surveillance tools. House Bill 5521, introduced by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, would ban state and local law enforcement from using biometric identification technology, and 227 opponents have formally registered against the bill through the Illinois General Assembly’s witness slip system, compared with a single proponent.
