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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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enacted | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2007-01-31 | 2007-08-17 | openstates | ocd-bill/d92cf2aa-665c-4015-b84b-142ec2b3096e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=97&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27304&SessionID=51&GA=95 | a5a973e8385735720c623668b9d9e3dc63851bec240929d33ca7090b9a2ad8a8 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (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).