---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-INCARCERATION CREDIT"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that any person incarcerated on a bailable offense who does not supply bail and against whom a fine is levied on conviction of the offense shall be allowed a credit of $30 (rather than $5) for each day so incarcerated upon application of the defendant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1609"
citation: "Illinois SB 1609 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf3c4d6e-285b-4cf1-a25d-4832b5a68595"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1609&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118673&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "c5b9e8af162bb2bfba5e132e1bebda5efd2827f626bf789f3b4db2bd59b71fe8"
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 SB 1609 (101st) — CRIM PRO-INCARCERATION CREDIT

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that any person incarcerated on a bailable offense who does not supply bail and against whom a fine is levied on conviction of the offense shall be allowed a credit of $30 (rather than $5) for each day so incarcerated upon application of the defendant.

## 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=10100SB1609&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118673&DocNum=1609&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1609eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118673&DocNum=1609&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1609enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118673&DocNum=1609&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **62–52** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **37–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Gregory Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — primary (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2019-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2019-03-12** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019
- **2019-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019
- **2019-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 031-018-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2019-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-007-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-052-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2019-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2019-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2019-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2019-05-29** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2019
- **2019-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2019-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 006-001-000
- **2019-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 037-019-000
- **2019-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0408 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf3c4d6e-285b-4cf1-a25d-4832b5a68595`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).