Bill Status of HB 1836   104th General Assembly


Short Description:  EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary Beth Canty and Margaret Croke

Committee Hearing
Judiciary - Criminal Committee Hearing Mar 4 2025 4:00PM Stratton Building Room D-1 Springfield, IL

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  2/25/2025HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/1-6from Ch. 38, par. 1-6
720 ILCS 5/14-3
725 ILCS 5/108A-1from Ch. 38, par. 108A-1
725 ILCS 5/108A-3from Ch. 38, par. 108A-3
725 ILCS 5/108A-6from Ch. 38, par. 108A-6
725 ILCS 5/108A-11from Ch. 38, par. 108A-11
725 ILCS 215/2from Ch. 38, par. 1702
725 ILCS 215/3from Ch. 38, par. 1703
725 ILCS 215/4from Ch. 38, par. 1704

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of methamphetamine trafficking may be tried in any county. Permits the Attorney General to authorize certain eavesdropping requests from law enforcement. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits the Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General authorized by the Attorney General to authorize an application to a circuit judge or an associate judge assigned by the Chief Judge of the circuit for, and such judge may grant in conformity with the Judicial Supervision of the Use of Eavesdropping Devices Article of the Code, an order authorizing or approving the use of an eavesdropping device by a law enforcement officer or agency having the responsibility for the investigation of any felony under Illinois law where any one party to a conversation to be monitored, or previously monitored in the case of an emergency situation, has consented to such monitoring. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act. Provides that a Statewide Grand Jury may investigate, indict, and prosecute theft, retail theft, Internet offenses, continuing financial crimes enterprise, vehicular hijacking, aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, burglary, residential burglary, and home invasion if the offense involves acts occurring in more than one county of the State.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/28/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  1/29/2025HouseFirst Reading
  1/29/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/4/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  2/25/2025HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

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