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Bill CRIMINAL-LISTENING DEVICE Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that, with prior notification to the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation taking place within or about any motor vehicle under the control and direction of a law enforcement officer, under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the detection or investigation of the theft of that motor vehicle is exempt from the Code's eavesdropping provisions. Requires the Director of State Police to issue regulations as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use. Provides that any recording or evidence derived as the result of the exemption is inadmissible in any proceeding, criminal, civil, or administrative, except for (i) the theft of the motor vehicle in question, (ii) the commission of any crime taking place within, or otherwise involving the use of, the motor vehicle in question, or (iii) when used as direct impeachment of a witness concerning matters contained in the interception or recording. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th SB 97 Illinois SB 97 (95th)
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Illinois SB 97 (95th) — CRIMINAL-LISTENING DEVICE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that, with prior notification to the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation taking place within or about any motor vehicle under the control and direction of a law enforcement officer, under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the detection or investigation of the theft of that motor vehicle is exempt from the Code's eavesdropping provisions. Requires the Director of State Police to issue regulations as are necessary concerning the use of devices, retention of tape recordings, and reports regarding their use. Provides that any recording or evidence derived as the result of the exemption is inadmissible in any proceeding, criminal, civil, or administrative, except for (i) the theft of the motor vehicle in question, (ii) the commission of any crime taking place within, or otherwise involving the use of, the motor vehicle in question, or (iii) when used as direct impeachment of a witness concerning matters contained in the interception or recording.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1150 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
  • William R. Haine — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2007-01-31 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine filing
  • 2007-01-31 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-01-31 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-02-07 Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law referral-committee
  • 2007-02-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine amendment-introduction
  • 2007-02-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-02-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
  • 2007-02-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2007-03-01 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
  • 2007-03-02 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
  • 2007-03-08 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-03-08 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-08 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
  • 2007-03-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-05-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-001-001 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
  • 2007-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
  • 2007-05-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  • 2007-05-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  • 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  • 2007-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-22 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-08-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-08-17 Effective Date January 1, 2008
  • 2007-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0258 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d92cf2aa-665c-4015-b84b-142ec2b3096e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).