---
type: "Bill"
title: "INCARCERATION-REIMBURSE-REPEAL"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Repeals a provision making committed persons responsible to reimburse the Department of Corrections for the expenses incurred by their incarceration at a rate to be determined by the Department. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to make conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 900"
citation: "Illinois HB 900 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab4fa523-a17b-4d9a-b060-147084dc976f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=900&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=115223&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "76db5523826392ce0e69e05a2e44bf73a4f6076c833dd177cafbd878b14cf15b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 900 (101st) — INCARCERATION-REIMBURSE-REPEAL

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Repeals a provision making committed persons responsible to reimburse the Department of Corrections for the expenses incurred by their incarceration at a rate to be determined by the Department. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to make conforming changes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0900&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115223&DocNum=900&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0900eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115223&DocNum=900&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0900enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115223&DocNum=900&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **33–18** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **67–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2019-02-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2019-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2019-02-19** Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2019-02-19** Correctional Note Filed
- **2019-02-26** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2019-02-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-043-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-003-001 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2019
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2019-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2019-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2019-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2019-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2019-05-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2019-05-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2019-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 033-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0235 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab4fa523-a17b-4d9a-b060-147084dc976f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).