CRIM CD-DRONE-PRIVACY Senate SponsorsSen. Chris Balkema and Neil Anderson 2/3/2026SenateReferred to Assignments 720 ILCS 5/26-4from Ch. 38, par. 26-4Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to, without the consent of another person, operate an unmanned aerial vehicle in a manner that: (1) is intended to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to enter the space above or surrounding the other person's occupied residence for the purpose of making a video record or transmitting live video or audio recordings of the other person while the other person is: (A) within his or her occupied residence; or (B) on the land or premises on which his or her occupied residence is located; and (2) invades the other person's reasonable expectation of privacy. Provides that it is unlawful for the person to knowingly disseminate a video record or live video made in violation of these provisions. Defines "unmanned aerial vehicle". Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. 2/3/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema 2/3/2026SenateFirst Reading 2/3/2026SenateReferred to Assignments 3/24/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson