---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-DOC-JOBS FOR EX OFFENDERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish a pilot program to place hard-to-employ persons, including persons who have been released from a county jail or a facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, in jobs. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a pilot program in 2 locations in the State (one of which must be in the Lawndale community of Chicago) to place persons discharged from a Department facility on parole or mandatory supervised release in jobs or otherwise establish a connection between such persons and the workforce. Authorizes the 2 departments to consult with each other. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3316"
citation: "Illinois HB 3316 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-27"
last_action: "2003-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ede7b7e-db97-4d3e-9727-ee170d389677"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3316&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5923&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "d6f800986c838e7ae52141f9d398d767d52886ec20a9826db517f56e55d0bef8"
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 3316 (93rd) — DHS-DOC-JOBS FOR EX OFFENDERS

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall establish a pilot program to place hard-to-employ persons, including persons who have been released from a county jail or a facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, in jobs. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a pilot program in 2 locations in the State (one of which must be in the Lawndale community of Chicago) to place persons discharged from a Department facility on parole or mandatory supervised release in jobs or otherwise establish a connection between such persons and the workforce. Authorizes the 2 departments to consult with each other. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB3316&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5923&DocNum=3316&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3316eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5923&DocNum=3316&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3316enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5923&DocNum=3316&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **34–23** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur L. Turner — primary (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner `filing`
- **2003-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2003-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2003-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-04-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2003-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2003-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 034-023-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-18** Effective Date July 18, 2003
- **2003-07-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0208 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ede7b7e-db97-4d3e-9727-ee170d389677`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).