# Illinois HB1836: EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY

Illinois HB1836, EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-01-16 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0459); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1836-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Illinois HB1836
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: EAVESDROP-STATEWIDE GRAND JURY
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2026-01-16, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0459
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 57
- Subjects: judiciary - criminal, assignments
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (271 yes, 56 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 13

## Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the offense of methamphetamine trafficking may be tried in any county. Permits the Attorney General to authorize certain eavesdropping requests from law enforcement. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits the Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General authorized by the Attorney General to authorize an application to a circuit judge or an associate judge assigned by the Chief Judge of the circuit for, and such judge may grant in conformity with the Judicial Supervision of the Use of Eavesdropping Devices Article of the Code, an order authorizing or approving the use of an eavesdropping device by a law enforcement officer or agency having the responsibility for the investigation of any felony under Illinois law where any one party to a conversation to be monitored, or previously monitored in the case of an emergency situation, has consented to such monitoring. Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act. Provides that a Statewide Grand Jury may investigate, indict, and prosecute theft, retail theft, Internet offenses, continuing financial crimes enterprise, vehicular hijacking, aggravated vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, burglary, residential burglary, and home invasion if the offense involves acts occurring in more than one county of the State.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Automatic sealing for eligible criminal records: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2029, Illinois State Police must automatically seal eligible records created on or after January 1, 1970. No petition is needed, but agency duties depend on required funding. Waiting periods generally run from sentence completion: two years for misdemeanors, supervision, or qua…
- Court relief for older cannabis cases: benefit, high. People arrested before June 25, 2019 for eligible minor cannabis offenses can ask to dismiss and expunge pending cases. The case must still be pending, with no sentence imposed. People can also seek cancellation and expungement of misdemeanor or Class 4 felony convictions under Cannabis Control Act…
- Automatic clearing of minor cannabis records: benefit, medium. Police agencies must automatically expunge qualifying minor cannabis records for offenses committed before June 25, 2019. Minor offenses involve 30 grams or less, without the specified enhancement or associated violent crime. At least one year must have passed since arrest or the documented police…
- Automatic sealing for minor local cases: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2028, court clerks must seal qualifying municipal ordinance and Class C misdemeanor records without a petition. This covers arrests and charges not started by arrest. The case must have been closed for at least one year, as designated by the Illinois Supreme Court. Clerks must…
- Challenge errors in your criminal record: benefit, medium. You can submit a record challenge form to Illinois State Police to dispute errors or request correction or sealing. During its access-and-review process, State Police must seal records it identifies as eligible and electronically notify the originating court. State Police issues a final administrat…
- More access to criminal record sealing: benefit, medium. More adult records qualify for sealing, including qualified probation records and misdemeanor convictions, including municipal ordinance violations. Covered probation or conditional-discharge convictions require completion without revocation; the wait is generally two years after the last sentence…
- Pardon route clears minor cannabis convictions: benefit, medium. State Police had 180 days after June 25, 2019 to identify qualifying minor cannabis convictions and notify the Prisoner Review Board. The Board makes confidential pardon recommendations to the Governor. Convictions with the specified cannabis penalty enhancement or an associated violent-crime convi…
- Privacy and access for sealed records: benefit, medium. For records covered by the automatic-sealing framework, sealing keeps records stored but restricts access and removes names from court indexes. Agencies must answer unauthorized inquiries as though sealed records never existed. Courts must provide your sealed record to you or your attorney within s…
- Record relief for human trafficking survivors: benefit, medium. After completing their last sentence, trafficking survivors can ask a court to cancel and expunge or immediately seal their records. They must show that trafficking caused their participation in the offense and that they were victims at the time. The claim must meet Illinois trafficking law or fede…
- Sealing and clearing felony prostitution records: benefit, medium. Police agencies and court clerks must automatically seal eligible Class 4 felony prostitution records by January 1, 2028. This covers arrests, charges not started by arrest, and convictions that qualify for sealing. After completing every sentence and condition, people can also ask a court to cance…
- Courts report case outcomes and firearms: benefit, low. When State Police has received the specified case information, court clerks must report judgments and orders ending probation or conditional discharge. In cases alleging firearm use, prosecutors must supply the firearm’s serial number at disposition, or report that it was obliterated. Clerks must p…
- Narrower education shortcut to record sealing: cost, medium. The law narrows education-based immediate sealing to the record category listed in subsection (c)(2)(F). It no longer covers the broader set of records previously listed. The shortcut requires earning a high school diploma, GED, associate’s or bachelor’s degree, career certificate, or vocational te…
- Limits on claims over record handling: cost, low. The law limits liability for Illinois, counties, and their officials and workers when carrying out duties under the Act. This can limit claims for injuries or losses caused by their actions or failures to act. The protection does not cover willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Aarón M. Ortíz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ann M. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Cunningham (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Belt (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Curtis J. Tarver, II (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Emil Jones, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gregg Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kam Buckner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret A. DeLaRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mattie Hunter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maurice A. West, II (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Napoleon Harris III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nicholas K. Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Peters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Will Guzzardi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs | pass | 80 | 26 |   |
| 2025-10-30 | House | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; | pass | 3 | 2 |   |
| 2025-10-29 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; | pass | 7 | 3 |   |
| 2025-10-29 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 39 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 107 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; | pass | 11 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; | pass | 12 | 1 |   |

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836enr.pdf)
- House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836ham001.pdf)
- House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836ham002.pdf)
- House Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836ham003.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836.pdf)
- Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836sam001.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836enr.pdf)
- [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836ham001.pdf)
- [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836ham002.pdf)
- [House Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836ham003.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836.pdf)
- [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1836sam001.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
- [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills)
- [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB1836-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).