HB1433 Summary

• Eliminates the January 1, 2027 sunset date for subsection (q) of Section 14-3 of the Criminal Code, making the law enforcement eavesdropping exemption permanent.

• Allows law enforcement officers to record conversations with State's Attorney approval (written or verbal) when investigating qualified offenses including drug felonies, first-degree murder, sexual assault, kidnapping, trafficking in persons, and gunrunning.

• Requires State's Attorney to make a written record of any verbal approval and file it with the circuit clerk by the next business day after the authorized recording period expires (maximum 24 consecutive hours).

• Restricts admissibility of recorded evidence to prosecutions of the qualified offense approved, forcible felonies committed during investigation, or other forcible felonies only if the consenting officer suffered great bodily injury or death.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.