Idea of lawmaker 'cops' raises concern (even among legislators) Darren Iozia, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail House Bill 724 — sponsored by Curtis J. Tarver, D-Chicago — would require lawmakers to attend and successfully complete a police training course administered by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board that would give them the power to arrest anyone breaking a law or violating an ordinance of the state. It also would allow lawmakers to detain a person overnight in a safe place until they can be brought before a court.James C. Hooper | Getty Images A bill making its way through the Illinois legislature would require Illinois lawmakers — both senators and representatives — to become keepers of the peace, giving them limited policing power.