HB3773 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

CD CORR-FREE PHONE CALLS
Last Action
4/11/2025 - House: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
730 ILCS 5/3-4-1  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-4-1
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes provision that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with the qualified vendor who proposes the lowest per minute rate not exceeding 7 cents per minute for debit, prepaid, collect calls and who does not bill to any party any tax, service charge, or additional fee exceeding the per minute rate, including, but not limited to, any per call surcharge, account set up fee, bill statement fee, monthly account maintenance charge, or refund fee as established by the Federal Communications Commission Order for state prisons in the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, Second Report and Order, WC Docket 12-375, FCC 15-136 (adopted Oct. 22, 2015). Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with a qualified vendor for telephone services in which the cost of the service is not based on the number of telephone calls made. Provides that a committed person is entitled to make free telephone calls from the correctional institution or facility. Provides that neither the Department of Corrections nor its agents may adopt rules that charge a committed person per telephone call made. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules determining the length of each call made by a committed person, how many times each day a committed person may make telephone calls, and may prohibit calls for illegal purposes.
Correctional Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept of Corrections)
House Bill 3773 as Amended by House Amendment1 would have no impact on the prison population, and result in no increase to the Illinois Department of Corrections costs over the span of the pilot program, providing the funds appropriated cover all program related Department costs.
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/07/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Anne Stava
2/18/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/18/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
3/11/2025HouseAssigned to State Government Administration Committee
3/18/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
3/18/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/19/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000
3/19/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
3/20/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2025HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
3/25/2025HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
3/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/28/2025HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
4/08/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/11/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee