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Bill would let cities accept and spend donations for families and memorials after line-of-duty deaths
Summary
House File 124 would authorize political subdivisions to accept and expend donated funds for victims, families and memorials following a public safety line-of-duty death, and to fund funeral and travel expenses for memorials for a limited time; committee members asked for tighter guardrails and transparency provisions before advancing the bill.
House File 124, carried in the Senate committee by Senator Duckworth on March 10, would permit political subdivisions — including cities — to accept gifts and to expend donated funds for families and memorial or funeral expenses following a line-of-duty death of a public safety officer. The bill's language would allow a political subdivision to accept donations and establish local gift policies and would authorize use of donated funds for funeral or memorial…
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