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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-EAVESDROPPING EXEMPT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes, in the activities that are exempt from the Eavesdropping Article of the Code, intercepting, recording, or listening to, with the approval of the State's Attorney, a conversation or electronic communication where a law enforcement officer, or a person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation or electronic communication and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of child pornography."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 39"
citation: "Illinois HB 39 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 80
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-12-05"
last_action: "2007-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6a19a2e-7b8a-43c6-8124-75a53593286b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=39&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26637&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "5cd7fc1dfce696d808cc9b878008c61de950772f0aa1aef07fdb866c5783b4f9"
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 HB 39 (95th) — CRIM CD-EAVESDROPPING EXEMPT
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes, in the activities that are exempt from the Eavesdropping Article of the Code, intercepting, recording, or listening to, with the approval of the State's Attorney, a conversation or electronic communication where a law enforcement officer, or a person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation or electronic communication and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of child pornography.
## 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=09500HB0039&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26637&DocNum=39&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0039eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26637&DocNum=39&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0039enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26637&DocNum=39&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **7134** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **1090** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brent Hassert — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-12-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2006-12-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2006-12-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2006-12-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2006-12-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2006-12-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2007-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-01-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-01-31** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-01-31** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-01-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2007-02-13** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-02-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-03-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-003-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-11** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-04-11** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2007-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-20** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-04-20** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-034-007 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Brent Hassert
- **2007-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-000-000
- **2007-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-27** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0463 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6a19a2e-7b8a-43c6-8124-75a53593286b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).