CRIMINAL-LISTENING DEVICE
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 8, 2007
Signed Aug 17, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2007 · House May 22, 2007
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Mar 8, 2007
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 17, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 10, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-001-001
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 8, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-2)
senate
Mar 1, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Feb 22, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 22, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Jan 31, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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