republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/sb-74.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-COMM INTERCEPT"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the State's Attorney, or a person designated in writing or by law to act for the State's Attorney and to perform his or her duties during his or her absence or disability, may authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to the chief judge of a court of competent jurisdiction for an order authorizing the interception of a private communication (rather than a private oral communication) in specified cases. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 74"
citation: "Illinois SB 74 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2005-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83260b5d-1821-4cd0-a680-9f1a15ed4d30"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=74&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14709&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "23ba63eed437f87742d1870df7d702453036d01ed0b27d20e27f679a479bd22d"
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 74 (94th) — CRIM PRO-COMM INTERCEPT

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the State's Attorney, or a person designated in writing or by law to act for the State's Attorney and to perform his or her duties during his or her absence or disability, may authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to the chief judge of a court of competent jurisdiction for an order authorizing the interception of a private communication (rather than a private oral communication) in specified cases. 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=09400SB0074&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14709&DocNum=74&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0074eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14709&DocNum=74&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0074enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14709&DocNum=74&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Angelo Saviano — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- James D. Brosnahan — cosponsor (person)
- John D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2005
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2005
- **2005-03-08** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2005-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-05** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Re-assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2005-05-17** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jim Watson
- **2005-05-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2005-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2005
- **2005-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0468 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83260b5d-1821-4cd0-a680-9f1a15ed4d30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).