Illinois House Bill 4297

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Corrections Family Notification Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall notify all approved visitors of a committed person when that person is: (1) placed in restrictive housing; (2) removed from restrictive housing; (3) housed in a unit subject to lockdown; or (4) returned to normal operations following a lockdown. Establishes the contents of the notification. Provides that no security-sensitive details shall be disclosed. Provides that notification shall be provided via email and SMS text message, if the visitor opts in. Provides that the Department shall maintain an online portal for visitors to update contact information and select preferred notification methods. Provides that notification of the end of confinement or lockdown must be sent within 2 hours of normal operations resuming. Provides that if a notification is sent in error, the Department shall issue a corrected notification within 2 hours of identifying the error. Provides that the Department shall publish an annual report summarizing compliance. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules necessary to implement the provision, including: (1) visitor contact management; (2) communication protocols; and (3) data privacy protections. Effective January 1, 2027.

CD CORR-FAMILY NOTIFICATION

Rep. Jed Davis [R]

Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-04	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2026-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2026-01-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-01-14	House	First Reading
2026-01-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
730	5	3-7-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	3-7-2.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4297&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206144&DocName=10400HB4297&DocNum=4297&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=164796&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=