Illinois House Bill 94 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Passed on August 21 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-08-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0440
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall award sentence credit accumulated prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act for participation in full-time substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments, educational programs, behavior modification programs, life skills courses, or re-entry planning provided by the Department of Corrections in an amount specified in this provision to an inmate serving a sentence for an offense committed prior to June 19, 1998, if the Department determines that the inmate is entitled to this sentence credit, based upon: (1) documentation provided by the Department that the inmate engaged in any full-time substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments, educational programs, behavior modification programs, life skills courses, or re-entry planning provided by the Department and satisfactorily completed the assigned program as determined by the standards of the Department during the inmate's current term of incarceration; or (2) the inmate's own testimony in the form of an affidavit or documentation, or a third party's documentation or testimony in the form of an affidavit that the inmate likely engaged in any full-time substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments, educational programs, behavior modification programs, life skills courses, or re-entry planning provided by the Department and satisfactorily completed the assigned program as determined by the standards of the Department during the inmate's current term of incarceration. Provides that if the inmate can provide documentation that he or she is entitled to sentence credit under this provision in excess of 45 days of participation in those programs, the inmate shall receive 90 days of sentence credit. Provides that if the inmate cannot provide documentation of more than 45 days of participation in those programs, the inmate shall receive 45 days of sentence credit. Provides that in the event of a disagreement between the Department and the inmate as to the amount of credit under this provision accumulated, if the Department provides documented proof of a lesser amount of days of participation in those programs, that proof shall control. Provides that if the Department provides no documentary proof, the inmate's proof as set forth in this provision shall control as to the amount of sentence credit provided. Provides that if the inmate has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, sentencing credits under this provision shall be awarded by the Department only if the inmate successfully completed or is participating in sex offender treatment as defined by the Sex Offender Management Board. Provides that no inmate serving a term of natural life imprisonment shall receive sentence credit under this provision. Provides that sentence credits for specified offenses and purposes do not apply if the prisoner is required to serve 100% of his or her sentence (rather than not applying if the prisoner is serving a sentence for first degree murder or terrorism). Provides that under certain restrictions and exceptions an additional 180 days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any prisoner who obtains a bachelor's degree or who obtains a master's or professional degree while the prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections.

CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]

Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]

Sen. Don Harmon [D]

Sen. Robert Peters [D]

2019-05-30 - House - Concurrence in House (Y: 63 N: 52 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-05-24 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 37 N: 17 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-11 - House - Motion in House (Y: 61 N: 47 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-21	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0440
2019-08-21	House	Effective Date January 1, 2020
2019-08-21	House	Governor Approved
2019-06-28	House	Sent to the Governor
2019-05-30	House	Passed Both Houses
2019-05-30	House	House Concurs
2019-05-30	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 063-052-000
2019-05-27	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-006-000
2019-05-26	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2019-05-26	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2019-05-26	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Justin Slaughter
2019-05-24	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2019-05-24	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2019-05-24	House	Arrived in House
2019-05-24	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 037-017-000
2019-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2019-05-09	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
2019-05-09	Senate	Second Reading
2019-05-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
2019-05-08	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 007-003-000
2019-05-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2019-05-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
2019-05-06	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2019-05-06	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2019-05-02	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law
2019-04-24	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2019-04-12	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2019-04-12	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-04-12	Senate	First Reading
2019-04-12	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
2019-04-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2019-04-12	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2019-04-11	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-047-000
2019-04-11	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-11	House	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
2019-04-11	House	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
2019-04-10	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2019-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2019-04-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000
2019-04-03	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2019-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2019-03-21	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Justin Slaughter
2019-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
2019-02-07	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
2019-02-06	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000
2019-01-29	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-01-09	House	First Reading
2018-12-10	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	550	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=94&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0094.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0094eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0094enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0440.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0094ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0094sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/house/10100HB0094_04112019_089000.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/senate/10100HB0094_05242019_006000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/house/10100HB0094sam001_05302019_057000C.pdf