CRIM CD-EAVESDROPPING-SUNSET
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes the January 1, 2015 sunset of the eavesdropping exemption that permits with prior request to and verbal approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which the conversation is anticipated to occur, recording or listening with the aid of an eavesdropping device to a conversation in which a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of a law enforcement officer, is a party to the conversation and has consented to the conversation being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of a drug offense. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2014
Committee Review
May 2014
Senate Passage
Mar 2014
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2014
Last action Jan 13, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2014
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 58
Mar 4, 2014
D
Democratic39
89% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
1
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jan 13, 2015
Senate · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 30, 2014
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
May 14, 2014
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
Apr 23, 2014
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary
Mar 19, 2014
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Mar 4, 2014
House · Introduced
Arrived in House
Mar 4, 2014
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-8)
Feb 26, 2014
Senate · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 009-000-000
Feb 26, 2014
Senate · Amendment adopted
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Feb 25, 2014
Senate · Reported by committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
Feb 24, 2014
Senate · Referred to committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Feb 24, 2014
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
Feb 11, 2014
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
Jan 30, 2014
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
William R. Haine
DDemocratic
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