IL HB4559 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-17 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-17 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
CD CORR-SENTENCE CREDITS
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-08 - House - House Judiciary - Criminal Committee (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-24 - House - House Judiciary - Criminal Committee (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-24 - House - House Judiciary - Criminal Committee (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-17 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-04-08 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-004-000 |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 2026-04-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2026-04-06 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-04-06 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2026-01-30 | House | First Reading |
| 2026-01-23 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 730 | 5 | 3-6-3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
