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| Bill | CELL SITE SIMULATOR DEVICE-USE | Creates the Citizen Privacy Protection Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not use a cell site simulator device, except to locate or track the location of a communications device or to identify a communications device. Except as provided in the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, a court order based on probable cause that a person whose location information is sought has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime, is required for any permitted use of a cell site simulator device. Provides that an application for a court order to use a cell site simulator device, including an emergency application under the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, must include a description of the nature and capabilities of the cell site simulator device to be used and the manner and method of its deployment, including whether the cell site simulator device will obtain data from non-target communications devices. Provides that an application for a court order to use a cell site simulator device, including an emergency application under the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, must also include a description of the procedures that will be followed to protect the privacy of non-targets of the investigation, including the immediate deletion of data obtained from non-target communications devices. Provides that if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a law enforcement agency used a cell site simulator to gather information in violation of the limits in the Act, then the information shall be presumed to be inadmissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Defines "cell site simulator device", "communications device", and "law enforcement agency". | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | SB 2343 | Illinois SB 2343 (99th) |
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Illinois SB 2343 (99th) — CELL SITE SIMULATOR DEVICE-USE
Creates the Citizen Privacy Protection Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency may not use a cell site simulator device, except to locate or track the location of a communications device or to identify a communications device. Except as provided in the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, a court order based on probable cause that a person whose location information is sought has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime, is required for any permitted use of a cell site simulator device. Provides that an application for a court order to use a cell site simulator device, including an emergency application under the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, must include a description of the nature and capabilities of the cell site simulator device to be used and the manner and method of its deployment, including whether the cell site simulator device will obtain data from non-target communications devices. Provides that an application for a court order to use a cell site simulator device, including an emergency application under the Freedom From Location Surveillance Act, must also include a description of the procedures that will be followed to protect the privacy of non-targets of the investigation, including the immediate deletion of data obtained from non-target communications devices. Provides that if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a law enforcement agency used a cell site simulator to gather information in violation of the limits in the Act, then the information shall be presumed to be inadmissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Defines "cell site simulator device", "communications device", and "law enforcement agency".
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Adam Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
- Dwight Kay — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Fortner — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Sandack — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
- Steven A. Andersson — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)
- William Davis — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2016-01-28 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
filing - 2016-01-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-01-28 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-02-03 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2016-02-17 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2016-03-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2016-03-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2016-03-02 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2016-03-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2016-03-09 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2016-03-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- 2016-03-09 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- 2016-03-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
amendment-introduction - 2016-03-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
amendment-introduction - 2016-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-03-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2016-03-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2016-03-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2016-03-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2016-03-16 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2016
- 2016-03-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- 2016-04-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2016-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
- 2016-04-19 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2016-04-19 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-04-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2016-04-20 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- 2016-04-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2016-04-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2016-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-04-20 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
- 2016-04-21 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2016-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- 2016-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- 2016-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- 2016-04-22 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Adam Brown
- 2016-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
- 2016-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- 2016-04-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- 2016-04-26 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
referral-committee - 2016-05-03 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-001-000
committee-passage - 2016-05-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-05-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-05-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-05-18 Passed Both Houses
- 2016-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2016-07-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2016-07-22 Effective Date January 1, 2017
- 2016-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0622
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c0587d23-5fca-4ff9-8424-7ebaa54e82de. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).