---
type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-COMMISSARY COSTS"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a facility of the Department of Corrections maintains a commissary or commissaries serving employees of the Department, the selling price for all goods shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the goods and an additional charge of from 3% to 10%. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4559"
citation: "Illinois HB 4559 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-11"
last_action: "2006-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30d9aae5-c4a4-44c3-ba77-a72477deb39c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4559&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22852&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2c3d3e7be5e809baafca50a1785d475ff7faaf9520815dba2fcdf7a0565eefcc"
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 4559 (94th) — CD CORR-COMMISSARY COSTS

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if a facility of the Department of Corrections maintains a commissary or commissaries serving employees of the Department, the selling price for all goods shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the goods and an additional charge of from 3% to 10%. 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=09400HB4559&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22852&DocNum=4559&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4559eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22852&DocNum=4559&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4559enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22852&DocNum=4559&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deanna Demuzio — cosponsor (person)
- Larry K. Bomke — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `filing`
- **2006-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2006-01-31** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2006-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2006-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-02-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by State Government Administration Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-02-22** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-02-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2006-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2006-02-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
- **2006-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2006-03-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-23** Effective Date June 23, 2006
- **2006-06-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0913 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30d9aae5-c4a4-44c3-ba77-a72477deb39c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).