---
type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-CONTENT CONT TABLET"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide educational and visitation opportunities to committed persons within its institutions through temporary access to content-controlled tablets that may be provided as a privilege to committed persons to induce or reward compliance. Defines \"content-controlled tablet\" as any device that can only access visitation applications or content relating to educational or personal development."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3712"
citation: "Illinois HB 3712 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9cb39cd-317f-4423-bda4-6cc0af0c5a91"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3712&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105677&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "11df31752712134b76e8295894fb740911e38703afc643a2c32d4180dd1ebd8f"
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 3712 (100th) — CD CORR-CONTENT CONT TABLET

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide educational and visitation opportunities to committed persons within its institutions through temporary access to content-controlled tablets that may be provided as a privilege to committed persons to induce or reward compliance. Defines "content-controlled tablet" as any device that can only access visitation applications or content relating to educational or personal development.

## 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=10000HB3712&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105677&DocNum=3712&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3712eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105677&DocNum=3712&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3712enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105677&DocNum=3712&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **38–6** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **60–49** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-29** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-03-29** Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-03-30** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2017-03-30** Correctional Note Filed
- **2017-04-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2017-04-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-28** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2017-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2017-04-28** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 060-049-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-05-04** Sponsor Removed Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2017-05-12** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 038-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0198 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9cb39cd-317f-4423-bda4-6cc0af0c5a91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).