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Bill Status of HB3055 103rd General Assembly

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Short Description: PRISONER RELIGIOUS RIGHTS

House Sponsors
Rep. Theresa Mah - Maurice A. West, II - Carol Ammons - Abdelnasser Rashid - Nabeela Syed, Anne Stava-Murray, Dagmara Avelar, Will Guzzardi, Hoan Huynh, Sonya M. Harper, Aaron M. Ortiz and Camille Y. Lilly

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. and Michael E. Hastings)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
8/1/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0331

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

730 ILCS 5/3-7-2

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

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Faith Behind Bars Act. Provides that a person committed to a correctional institution or facility has a constitutional right to practice his or her faith in the correctional institution or facility absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a committed person belonging to a faith group in a correctional institution or facility shall have access to pastoral and spiritual care absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a correctional institution or facility shall provide reading materials for diverse faith groups, including, but not limited to, spiritual, religious texts, prayer manuals, prayer mats, and other requested material from committed persons. Provides that all correctional institutions and facilities in the State shall provide committed persons the ability to pray by facilitating time and clean location, fast by allowing a committed person to abstain from food when appropriate, and respect for dietary restrictions absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. In the Faith Behind Bars Act, changes definitions of "chaplaincy services" and "undue burden". Provides that a committed person has a right (rather than a constitutional right) to practice his or her faith group in a correctional institution or facility absent or without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that absent harm or undue burden a correctional institution or facility shall provide reading materials for diverse faith groups. Provides in determining whether an action would result in an undue burden, warden or chief administrative officer of the correctional institution or facility shall consider security requirements that are necessary.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/16/2023	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah
2/17/2023	House	First Reading
2/17/2023	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2023	House	Assigned to Restorative Justice
3/9/2023	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice; 009-000-000
3/9/2023	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/10/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
3/16/2023	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/20/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
3/20/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
3/20/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
3/20/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
3/21/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah
3/21/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/22/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice
3/23/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice; 009-000-000
3/23/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
3/23/2023	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
3/23/2023	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
3/23/2023	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nabeela Syed
3/23/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
3/23/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
3/23/2023	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/23/2023	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2023	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
3/23/2023	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
3/27/2023	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/27/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023
3/28/2023	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
3/28/2023	Senate	First Reading
3/28/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/12/2023	Senate	Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
4/20/2023	Senate	Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
4/20/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023
5/3/2023	Senate	Second Reading
5/3/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2023
5/4/2023	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
5/11/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
5/12/2023	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
5/19/2023	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
5/19/2023	House	Passed Both Houses
6/16/2023	House	Sent to the Governor
7/28/2023	House	Governor Approved
7/28/2023	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
8/1/2023	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0331