---
type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRA"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence in a Department of Corrections facility for a crime committed as a result of the use of, abuse of, or addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance and committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive no good conduct credit until he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse treatment program. Provides that if treatment is not available, the prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list and may be required by the Department to attend a substance abuse education class or attend substance abuse self-help meetings. Provides that a prisoner may not lose good conduct credit as a result of being placed on a waiting list. Effective September 1, 2003."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 424"
citation: "Illinois SB 424 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36523b34-c1a6-45af-ac1b-c3d999cf5c5a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=424&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3011&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "9ec5d9c60be88711cfb923dd62b049b9bb17c399029ed9eea6e380634c843968"
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 424 (93rd) — CD CORR-SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRA

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence in a Department of Corrections facility for a crime committed as a result of the use of, abuse of, or addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance and committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive no good conduct credit until he or she participates in and completes a substance abuse treatment program. Provides that if treatment is not available, the prisoner shall be placed on a waiting list and may be required by the Department to attend a substance abuse education class or attend substance abuse self-help meetings. Provides that a prisoner may not lose good conduct credit as a result of being placed on a waiting list. Effective September 1, 2003.

## 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=09300SB0424&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3011&DocNum=424&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0424eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3011&DocNum=424&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0424enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3011&DocNum=424&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **41–13** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2003-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-18** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2003-03-05** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2003
- **2003-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-03-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 041-013-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2003-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2003-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
- **2003-05-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date September 1, 2003
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0354 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36523b34-c1a6-45af-ac1b-c3d999cf5c5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).