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HB4559 - 104th General Assembly

CD CORR-SENTENCE CREDITS
Last Action
4/10/2026 - House: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules and regulations of the Department of Corrections shall provide that sentence credit may be provided to an inmate who was held in pre-trial detention prior to his or her current commitment to the Department of Corrections and successfully completed a substance abuse program (rather than a full-time, 60-day or longer substance abuse program), county jail or detention facility work assignments, parenting program, or re-entry planning facilitated (rather than provided) by the county department of corrections or county jail or other provider. Provides that the rules and regulations shall also provide that sentence credit may be provided to a committed person who participated in supervised community work or activities prior to his or her commitment to the Department of Corrections. Provides that the rules and regulations shall also provide that any inmate who was held in pre-trial detention prior to his or her confinement to the Department of Corrections, engaged in self-improvement programs, volunteer work, or work assignments that are not otherwise eligible activities shall receive up to 0.5 days of sentence credit for each day in which the inmate is engaged in these activities.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
1/23/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez
1/30/2026 House First Reading
1/30/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
2/17/2026 House Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2/20/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2/23/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
2/25/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2/25/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2/26/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2/26/2026 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
3/24/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000
3/25/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/06/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez
4/06/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/07/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
4/08/2026 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
4/08/2026 House House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-004-000
4/10/2026 House Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate