EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of methamphetamine trafficking may be tried in any county. Permits the Attorney General to authorize certain eavesdropping requests from law enforcement. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits the Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General authorized by the Attorney General to authorize an application to a circuit judge or an associate judge assigned by the Chief Judge of the circuit for, and such judge may grant in conformity with the Judicial Supervision of the Use of Eavesdropping Devices Article of the Code, an order authorizing or approving the use of an eavesdropping device by a law enforcement officer or agency having the responsibility for the investigation of any felony under Illinois law where any one party to a conversation to be monitored, or previously monitored in the case of an emergency situation, has consented to such monitoring. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act. Provides that a Statewide Grand Jury may investigate, indict, and prosecute theft, retail theft, Internet offenses, continuing financial crimes enterprise, vehicular hijacking, aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, burglary, residential burglary, and home invasion if the offense involves acts occurring in more than one county of the State.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
House Passage
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Oct 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2026
Introduced Apr 14, 2025
Signed Jan 16, 2026
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
→
Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jan 16, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized from its 'Engrossed' version to the 'Enrolled' version, which is the official final text ready for the Governor's signature. The primary substantive change is a complete rewrite of the bill's content: the original text amended the Criminal Code regarding trial locations, while the final text amends the Criminal Identification Act to update how arrest, charge, and disposition information is reported to the Illinois State Police.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted entirely from defining where criminal trials can be held (venue) to establishing specific reporting requirements for criminal records data.
SCOPE
All text regarding 'Place of trial' in the Criminal Code was removed, including rules for bigamy, theft, and offenses committed in transit.
REQUIREMENT
New requirements were added to the Criminal Identification Act, mandating that law enforcement, courts, and correctional agencies submit arrest, charge, and disposition information to the Illinois State Police within 30 days.
DEFINITION
The bill's title and section references were updated to reflect the new focus on the 'Clean Slate Act' and the Criminal Identification Act instead of the Criminal Code.
Floor votes · Senate Oct 29, 2025 · House Oct 30, 2025
How they voted
38–17
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
Oct 29, 2025
D
Democratic39
92% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
100
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
6
Jan 16, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Oct 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Oct 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 080-026-000
lower
Oct 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
lower
Oct 30, 2025
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Oct 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
lower
Oct 29, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
Oct 29, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Oct 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 039-017-000
upper
Oct 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sims
upper
Oct 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-003-000
upper
Oct 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
2 primary · 50 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elgie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Jehan Gordon-Booth
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
Co
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
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