---
type: "Bill"
title: "CORRECTIONS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice assuming the duties of the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4781"
citation: "Illinois HB 4781 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2014-02-05"
last_action: "2014-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3e88264-f892-4b19-84c7-0dd5de0c43e9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4781&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79487&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "6cfeb930b8661c025e730f7b5d5f4ee29d53a92634863fa49037674c4da2c2cb"
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 4781 (98th) — CORRECTIONS-TECH

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Department of Juvenile Justice assuming the duties of the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections.

## 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=09800HB4781&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79487&DocNum=4781&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4781eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79487&DocNum=4781&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4781enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79487&DocNum=4781&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **95–19** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **62–45** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **95–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice Committee
- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Restorative Justice Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Restorative Justice Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2014-04-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-045-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2014-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-01** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2014-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2014-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2014-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-000
- **2014-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-05-21** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2014-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 015-000-000
- **2014-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary; 015-000-000
- **2014-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 095-019-001
- **2014-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 095-019-001
- **2014-05-29** House Concurs
- **2014-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0689 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3e88264-f892-4b19-84c7-0dd5de0c43e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).