HB0185 Summary

• Extends the sunset date for subsection (q) of Section 14-3 of the Criminal Code from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2020, allowing law enforcement to continue recording conversations with prior State's Attorney approval under specified conditions.

• Maintains the qualified offenses eligible for recording authorization, including felony drug violations and serious crimes such as murder, sexual assault, kidnapping, and trafficking.

• Preserves restrictions on admissibility of recorded evidence, limiting use to prosecutions of the qualified offense, directly related forcible felonies, or other forcible felonies where the consenting officer suffers great bodily injury or death.

• Requires State's Attorneys to annually report to the General Assembly on the number of recording approval requests and approvals granted for each qualified offense beginning March 1, 2015.