---
type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-POINT OF CONTACT"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall appoint a point of contact person who shall receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests to the Department from visitors to Department institutions or facilities and from other members of the public."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1976"
citation: "Illinois SB 1976 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Fine", "Robyn Gabel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3d0542a-a6b5-4dc0-acc8-8df2703b95cc"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1976&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134632&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "7b7a30a5e2741878e90bf28efbf3b8b8e78774397a3c2c58d72aa97848e94611"
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 1976 (102nd) — CD CORR-POINT OF CONTACT

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall appoint a point of contact person who shall receive suggestions, complaints, or other requests to the Department from visitors to Department institutions or facilities and from other members of the public.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1976.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1976eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1976ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1976ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1976enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John Connor — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2021-05-06** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2021-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0535 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3d0542a-a6b5-4dc0-acc8-8df2703b95cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).