Illinois State Sen. Doris Turner said the act will determine "necessary guardrails to ensure we have good officers on our streets."

More than one year after a woman was shot and killed by a now-former sheriff's deputy in Illinois, the state's governor has signed a new law meant to reform police hiring. JB Pritzker this week signed the Sonya Massey Act into law,

The law requires extensive background checks before Illinois police agencies hire officers. It was named for Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed in her home near Springfield by a deputy who had a string of prior discipline complaints.