---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-SEARCH WARRANT"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Allows a search warrant upon written complaint to be issued by use of electronic mail in addition to by facsimile transmission machine. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2852"
citation: "Illinois SB 2852 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3183ee7-fb9a-45cc-9b79-762aa97449cb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2852&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78839&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "8aeb99d8e9c6fd158b232b17a5d7112b7d7fc50e860e64f7d1b39048cc53e2ea"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 2852 (98th) — CRIM PRO-SEARCH WARRANT

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Allows a search warrant upon written complaint to be issued by use of electronic mail in addition to by facsimile transmission machine. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2852&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78839&DocNum=2852&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2852eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78839&DocNum=2852&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2852enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78839&DocNum=2852&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dwight Kay — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Connelly — primary (person)
- Ron Sandack — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2014-02-04** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2014
- **2014-02-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2014-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 25, 2014
- **2014-03-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2014-03-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2014-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-07** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2014-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 099-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2014
- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0829 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3183ee7-fb9a-45cc-9b79-762aa97449cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).