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Illinois Dem lawmaker pushes bill to legalize attacks on police for people having mental health episode

March 13, 2025

An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that critics say will make it legal for anyone experiencing a mental health episode to attack police officers. Democratic state Rep. Lisa Davis, an attorney in the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender’s office, introduced House Bill 3458 in February.  Under the terms of the legislation, the bill would “[provide] that it is a defense to aggravated battery when...

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