2025-2026 Regular SessionIllinois Legislature

SB0235: STATE'S ATTORNEY-INVESTIGATOR

Legislative Summary

Amends the Counties Code. Removes a provision limiting a special investigator appointed by a State's Attorney to carrying a firearm only in the performance of the special investigator's assigned duties (currently, a special investigator shall not carry firearms except with permission of the State's Attorney and only while carrying appropriate identification indicating the special investigator's employment and in the performance of the special investigator's assigned duties).

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Bill History

1/22/2025
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Seth Lewis
Senate
1/22/2025
First Reading
Senate
1/22/2025
Referred to Assignments
Senate
1/28/2025
Assigned to Executive
Senate
2/19/2025
To Firearms
Senate
3/6/2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Senate
3/21/2025
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
Senate
4/11/2025
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Assignments(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Seth Lewis
Seth Lewis
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/22/202531.0 KB