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 Bill Status of HB4731  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  CD CORR-EDUCATION&EMPOWERMENT

House Sponsors
Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
730 ILCS 5/3-7-2from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2
730 ILCS 125/26.1 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the County Jail Act. Provides that neither the Director of Corrections nor the county sheriff may prohibit a prisoner from receiving any books, audiovisual materials, periodicals, or other instructional materials involving the history, empowerment, or self-help of any race, ethnicity, or religious group and each prisoner shall have access to those items. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2020HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
  2/18/2020HouseFirst Reading
  2/18/2020HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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