COUNTY WORK CAMP House SponsorsRep. Bill Mitchell-Patricia Reid Lindner Senate Sponsors(Sen. Frank C. Watson) 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3730 ILCS 125/19.6 new Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the County Jail Act. Provides that under the direction of the sheriff, the sheriff may establish and operate a county work camp program for offenders who have been convicted of offenses that are not violent crimes. Provides that the sheriff may assign eligible offenders to the program. Provides that the sheriff may establish the types of community service to be performed by eligible offenders.House Amendment No. 1 Limits the sentence to a county work camp program to counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants. 5/23/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell 5/24/2005HouseFirst Reading 5/24/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/7/2006HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 2/16/2006HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner 2/16/2006HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 2/16/2006HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote 2/16/2006HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 2/16/2006HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 2/21/2006HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 2/21/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/2/2006HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 3/7/2006SenateArrive in Senate 3/7/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2006 3/15/2006SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson 3/16/2006SenateFirst Reading 3/16/2006SenateReferred to Rules 1/9/2007HouseSession Sine Die