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IL HB4138

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Windhorst

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Search and Seizure Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 regarding the return of seized items to courts

  • Requires telecommunications carriers to return all electronic instruments, articles, or things within 36 hours when a search warrant was issued for a forcible felony investigation

  • Maintains existing requirement that all seized items must be returned "without unnecessary delay" before the issuing judge or a court of competent jurisdiction

  • Continues to require a sworn inventory of seized items to be filed with the return by the executing officer

Legislative Description

SEARCH WARR-ELECTRONIC-RETURN

Last Action

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/3/2026
Judiciary - Criminal2/11/2026
Rules10/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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