Bill Summary: Public Act 099-0797 (SB2870)

• Expands electronic monitoring and home detention eligibility by adding definitions for GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular triangulation technologies for location tracking.

• Permits Chief Judges to establish vendor-based electronic monitoring programs where private companies supply, operate, and collect fees on behalf of counties for offenders and probationers.

• Authorizes supervising authorities to monitor alcohol and drug consumption through electronic devices as a condition of domestic violence surveillance and other supervision orders.

• Adds provisions allowing probation departments to use vendor-contracted electronic monitoring programs with protections for indigent offenders and Chief Judge authority to suspend late fees and damage charges.

• Updates terminology throughout corrections code from "electronic home detention" to "electronic monitoring and home detention" to reflect expanded monitoring capabilities beyond residential confinement.