Date	Chamber	Action
8/4/2017	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0030

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 5/3-7-2

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that all of the institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections shall permit every committed person to receive in-person visitors, except in case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief administrative officer determines that such visiting would be harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the institution or facility. Provides that an institution or facility of the Department may not charge a fee to either a committed person or visitor for video visitation that results in a profit for the Department.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that all of the institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections shall permit every committed person to receive in-person visitors and video contact. Deletes provision that no committed person in a super maximum security facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact visits. Provides that the Department shall seek the lowest possible cost to provide video calling and shall charge to the extent of recovering any demonstrated costs of providing video calling. Provides that the Departments shall not make a commission or profit from video calling services. Provides that nothing in this provision shall be construed to permit video calling instead of in-person visitation.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that a committed person is permitted video contact, if available.

House Floor Amendment No. 3
Restores provision that no committed person in a super maximum security facility or on disciplinary segregation is allowed contact visits.

	Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections)
	This legislation has an unknown fiscal cost to the Department of Corrections.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	This legislation does not create a State mandate.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2017	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
2/8/2017	House	First Reading
2/8/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2017	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/14/2017	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Carol Ammons
3/14/2017	House	Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Carol Ammons
3/15/2017	House	To Criminal Administration and Enforcement Subcommittee
3/24/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
3/24/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/27/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/28/2017	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 005-001-000
3/28/2017	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Criminal Committee;
3/28/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
3/28/2017	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000
3/29/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/29/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
3/29/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
3/30/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
3/30/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/4/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
4/5/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
4/5/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
4/5/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
4/5/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
4/5/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
4/5/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
4/5/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
4/5/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
4/5/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
4/5/2017	House	Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Carol Ammons
4/5/2017	House	Correctional Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Carol Ammons
4/6/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/6/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
4/20/2017	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
4/24/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/24/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/24/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
4/24/2017	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/25/2017	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-010-000
4/26/2017	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/26/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 27, 2017
4/26/2017	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
4/27/2017	Senate	First Reading
4/27/2017	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/2/2017	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
5/4/2017	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
5/5/2017	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
5/9/2017	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000
5/9/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
5/9/2017	Senate	Second Reading
5/9/2017	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2017
5/12/2017	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
5/12/2017	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
5/12/2017	House	Passed Both Houses
6/9/2017	House	Sent to the Governor
8/4/2017	House	Governor Approved
8/4/2017	House	Effective Date January 1, 2018
8/4/2017	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0030

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