Date	Chamber	Action
8/3/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0241

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 5/3-6-3

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-6-3

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that 90 (rather than 60) days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any prisoner who passes high school equivalency testing while the prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections may also award 90 (rather than 60) days of sentence credit to any committed person who passed high school equivalency testing while he or she was held in pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of Corrections.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D. Anthony
2/27/2015	House	First Reading
2/27/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2015	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/24/2015	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
3/25/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/16/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-019-000
4/16/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
4/16/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
4/16/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
4/16/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
4/16/2015	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/16/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2015
4/20/2015	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
4/21/2015	Senate	First Reading
4/21/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/29/2015	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
5/6/2015	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000
5/6/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
5/6/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
5/18/2015	Senate	Second Reading
5/18/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
5/19/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
5/20/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-001
5/20/2015	House	Passed Both Houses
6/18/2015	House	Sent to the Governor
8/3/2015	House	Governor Approved
8/3/2015	House	Effective Date January 1, 2016
8/3/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0241

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