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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2025
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Passed SenateOct 29, 2025
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Signed into Law
EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY
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House • Oct 30, 2025: Passed Both Houses
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Sponsors



- Matt HansonHouse cosponsor
- La Shawn K. FordHouse cosponsor
- Justin SlaughterHouse cosponsor
- Mary Beth CantyHouse cosponsor
- Elizabeth "Lisa" HernandezHouse cosponsor
- Rita MayfieldHouse cosponsor
- Nicholas K. SmithHouse cosponsor
- Kam BucknerHouse cosponsor
- William "Will" DavisHouse cosponsor
- Debbie Meyers-MartinHouse cosponsor
- Michael CrawfordHouse cosponsor
- Yolonda MorrisHouse cosponsor
- Maurice A. West, IIHouse cosponsor
- Lisa DavisHouse cosponsor
- Nicolle GrasseHouse cosponsor
- Will GuzzardiHouse cosponsor
- Kimberly Du BucletHouse cosponsor
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.House cosponsor
- Aarón M. OrtízHouse cosponsor
- Theresa MahHouse cosponsor
- Margaret A. DeLaRosaHouse cosponsor
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr.Senate cosponsor
- David KoehlerSenate cosponsor
- Robert PetersSenate cosponsor
- Lakesia CollinsSenate cosponsor
- Mattie HunterSenate cosponsor
- Mary Edly-AllenSenate cosponsor
- Napoleon Harris, IIISenate cosponsor
- Graciela GuzmánSenate cosponsor
- Adriane JohnsonSenate cosponsor
- Christopher BeltSenate cosponsor
- Kimberly A. LightfordSenate cosponsor
- Javier L. CervantesSenate cosponsor
- Karina VillaSenate cosponsor
- Willie PrestonSenate cosponsor
- Rachel VenturaSenate cosponsor
- Bill CunninghamSenate cosponsor
- Emil Jones, IIISenate cosponsor
- Mark L. WalkerSenate cosponsor
- Mike SimmonsSenate cosponsor
Lobbyists
| Gregg Gansmann | Client: Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-18 14:00 | End date: |
| Jim Kaitschuk | Client: Illinois Sheriffs' Association (Illinois Sheriffs) | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-18 14:00 | End date: |
| John Millner | Client: John J. Millner And Associates, Inc. (Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police) | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-18 14:00 | End date: |
| Steve Walsh | Client: Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-18 14:00 | End date: |
| Tim Diamond | Client: Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-18 14:00 | End date: |
| Jim Kaitschuk | Client: Illinois Sheriffs' Association (Illinois Sheriffs) | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-11 16:00 | End date: |
| Marc Maton | Client: Lemont Police Department (Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police) | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-11 16:00 | End date: |
| Jim Kaitschuk | Client: Illinois Sheriffs' Association | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-04 16:00 | End date: |
| Matthew Slade | Client: Myself | Proponent | Start date: Judiciary - Criminal, 2025-03-04 16:00 | End date: |
Votes
YES: 107
- Mussman
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Ness
- Guzzardi
- Andrade
- Niemerg
- Haas
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Halbrook
- Benton
- Ortíz
- Hammond
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Hanson
- Briel
- Reick
- Harper
- Buckner
- Rita
- Bunting
- Rosenthal
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Canty
- Hernandez, Norma
- Cassidy
- Hirschauer
- Schmidt
- Hoffman
- Coffey
- Schweizer
- Huynh
- Costa Howard
- Severin
- Jacobs
- Crawford
- Sheehan
- Jiménez
- Crespo
- Slaughter
- Johnson
- Croke
- Smith
- Jones
- Davidsmeyer
- Sosnowski
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Spain
- Keicher
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava-Murray
- Kelly
- William "Will" Davis
- Stephens
- Kifowit
- Deering
- Stuart
- La Ha
- Delgado
- Swanson
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Syed
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Tarver
- Mah
- Didech
- Tipsword
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Ugaste
- Mason
- Elik
- Vella
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Walsh
- McCombie
- Faver Dias
- Weaver
- McLaughlin
- Ford
- Meier
- Friess
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Fritts
- Gabel
- Williams, Ann
- Moeller
- Gill
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Windhorst
- Morgan
- González
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
- Welch
- Moylan
- Grant
- Grasse
YES: 39
- Simmons
- Joyce
- Faraci
- Sims
- Koehler
- Feigenholtz
- Aquino
- Stadelman
- Lewis
- Fine
- Lightford
- Belt
- Martwick
- Guzmán
- Halpin
- Castro
- Ventura
- Morrison
- Harris, N.
- Cervantes
- Villa
- Murphy
- Villanueva
- Peters
- Hastings
- Collins
- Villivalam
- Cunningham
- Walker
- Porfirio
- Holmes
- Preston
- Hunter
- DeWitte
- Harmon
- Johnson
- Edly-Allen
- Jones, E.
- Ellman
NO: 17
NOT VOTING: 3
YES: 80
- Mussman
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Ammons
- Ness
- Guzzardi
- Andrade
- Haas
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Benton
- Ortíz
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Hanson
- Briel
- Reick
- Harper
- Buckner
- Rita
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Canty
- Sanalitro
- Hernandez, Norma
- Cassidy
- Hirschauer
- Chung
- Schmidt
- Hoffman
- Huynh
- Crawford
- Crespo
- Jiménez
- Croke
- Slaughter
- Johnson
- Smith
- Jones
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Davis, Lisa
- Spain
- William "Will" Davis
- Stava
- Kelly
- Kifowit
- DeLaRosa
- Stuart
- Delgado
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Syed
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Tarver
- Mah
- Didech
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Vella
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Walsh
- Faver Dias
- Ford
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Gabel
- Williams, Ann
- Moeller
- Gill
- Williams, Jawaharial
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Morgan
- González
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Morris
- Gordon-Booth
- Welch
- Grasse
NO: 26
Actions
- Oct 30, 2025 | House
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 080-026-000
- House Concurs
- Passed Both Houses
- Oct 30, 2025 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- Oct 30, 2025 | House
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- Oct 29, 2025 | House
- Arrived in House
- Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- Oct 29, 2025 | Senate
- Recalled to Second Reading
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- Third Reading - Passed; 039-017-000
- Oct 29, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Oct 29, 2025 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-003-000
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
- Oct 28, 2025 | Senate
- Approved for Consideration Assignments
- Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- Second Reading
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 29, 2025
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- May 14, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- May 12, 2025 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- Apr 14, 2025 | Senate
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
- House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-006-000
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
- Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-001-000
- Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-000-000
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Apr 03, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- Mar 31, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-001-000
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- Jan 29, 2025 | House
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
- Jan 28, 2025 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- EngrossedHTML
- Senate Floor Amendment 1 (House Concurs 080-026-000) -- Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.HTML
- Senate Floor Amendment 1 (House Concurs 080-026-000) -- Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.HTML
- House Floor Amendment 2 (Adopted) -- Rep. Mary Beth CantyHTML
- House Floor Amendment 3 (Adopted) -- Rep. Mary Beth CantyHTML
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