---
type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-HALFWAY HOUSE"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules that limit the number of half-way houses that may be established by the Department within a geographic area as determined by the Department."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4446"
citation: "Illinois HB 4446 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-09"
last_action: "2006-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86f9ab73-8874-4127-a630-ae48ffe9ab45"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4446&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22682&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "0fd3406cc81ef9e1e40387ebae18b63cb41644d4a6462c69183c6e72b7cc6d15"
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 4446 (94th) — CD CORR-HALFWAY HOUSE

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules that limit the number of half-way houses that may be established by the Department within a geographic area as determined by the Department.

## 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=09400HB4446&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22682&DocNum=4446&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4446eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22682&DocNum=4446&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4446enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22682&DocNum=4446&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Milton Patterson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Milton Patterson `filing`
- **2006-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-18** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2006-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 27, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2006-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2006-03-15** Held in Judiciary
- **2006-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2006-03-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2006-03-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2006-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2006-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2006-04-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-27** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0946 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86f9ab73-8874-4127-a630-ae48ffe9ab45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).