HB 1836 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

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 · 3 edits · 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

3817
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
Oct 29, 2025
D Democratic39
36 Yea 1 Nay 2
92% Yea
R Republican19
2 Yea 16 Nay 1
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
Photo of Elgie Sims
Elgie Sims
DDemocratic
IL
17
P
Photo of Jehan Gordon-Booth
Jehan Gordon-Booth
DDemocratic
IL
92
Co
Photo of Abdelnasser Rashid
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
IL
21
Co
Photo of Ann Williams
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
IL
11
Co
Photo of Anne Stava
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
IL
81
Co
Photo of Barbara Hernandez
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
IL
50
Co
Photo of Bill Cunningham
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
IL
18
Co
Photo of Camille Lilly
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
IL
78
Co
Photo of Carol Ammons
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
IL
103
Co
Photo of Christopher Belt
Christopher Belt
DDemocratic
IL
57
Co
Photo of Curtis Tarver
Curtis Tarver
DDemocratic
IL
25
Co
Photo of Dave Koehler
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
IL
46