Bill Status of HB5219  103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  CD CORR-SENTENCE CREDITS

House Sponsors
Rep. Barbara Hernández - Kevin John Olickal and Lilian Jiménez

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
730 ILCS 5/3-6-3


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates provisions that a person must serve various percentages for particular offenses. Provides that the rules and regulations of the Department of Corrections shall provide that the individual in custody shall receive one day of sentence credit for each day of service in prison other than when a sentence of natural life imprisonment has been imposed. Provides that each day of sentence credit shall reduce by one day the incarcerated person's period of incarceration set by the court. Provides that within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Corrections shall recalculate each incarcerated person's release date by crediting each person one day sentence credit for each day the incarcerated person has spent in prison on the current sentence. Provides that an incarcerated person serving a term of natural life imprisonment shall be eligible to accumulate sentence credit so that in the event that his or her sentence is reduced to something less than a sentence of natural life imprisonment, it can thereafter be credited toward his or her new sentence. Makes technical changes. Effective January 1, 2025.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Hernández
  2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2024HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  3/20/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  4/15/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die