CRIM PRO SEARCH WARRANTS Senate SponsorsSen. Dale A. Righter-Daniel Biss-Michael Connelly House Sponsors(Rep. Jim Durkin) 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die 725 ILCS 5/108-4from Ch. 38, par. 108-4Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In provision on obtaining a search warrant by oral testimony, deletes use of telephone, fax, or other appropriate means to communicate sworn testimony supporting a search warrant request on a terrorism or terrorism-related offense to a judge when the circumstances make it reasonable to dispense with a sworn affidavit. Replaces the deleted provision with a general provision applicable to any offense allowing a search warrant request to be made by electronic means that has a simultaneous video and audio transmission between the requestor and a judge. The judge may issue a search warrant based upon sworn testimony communicated in the transmission. Deletes provision that made search warrant upon oral testimony subsection inoperative on January 1, 2005 and the savings clause for admissibility of evidence obtained by a search warrant issued under the subsection prior to it becoming inoperative.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds provision requiring the Chief Judge of the circuit court or presiding judge of the jurisdiction issuing a search warrant to create a standard practice for the filing or other retention of documents or recordings produced under the search warrant provisions. 2/15/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter 2/15/2013SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 3/5/2013SenateAssigned to Criminal Law 3/6/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss 3/7/2013SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly 3/12/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter 3/12/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/13/2013SenatePostponed - Criminal Law 3/19/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law 3/21/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/21/2013SenateDo Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 007-000-000 3/21/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2013 4/11/2013SenateSecond Reading 4/11/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2013 4/12/2013SenateThird Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 4/12/2013HouseArrived in House 4/30/2013HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin 4/30/2013HouseFirst Reading 4/30/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die