A state lawmaker says a proposal to ban law enforcement from using biometric information systems would put crime-fighting efforts back in the Stone Age.
House Bill 5521 would prohibit the use of biometric tools like facial recognition technology or identifiers like finger prints, voice prints and eye scans.
Police officer and state Rep. Patrick Sheehan said state Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s Biometric Surveillance Act is ludicrous.
Cassidy’s office did not immediately reply to The Center Square’s request for comment.
As of Friday, there were 227 witness slips filed in opposition to HB 5521, and one witness slip filed in favor.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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