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| Bill | PRISONER RELIGIOUS RIGHTS | Creates the Faith Behind Bars Act. Provides that a person committed to a correctional institution or facility has a constitutional right to practice his or her faith in the correctional institution or facility absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a committed person belonging to a faith group in a correctional institution or facility shall have access to pastoral and spiritual care absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a correctional institution or facility shall provide reading materials for diverse faith groups, including, but not limited to, spiritual, religious texts, prayer manuals, prayer mats, and other requested material from committed persons. Provides that all correctional institutions and facilities in the State shall provide committed persons the ability to pray by facilitating time and clean location, fast by allowing a committed person to abstain from food when appropriate, and respect for dietary restrictions absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 103rd | HB 3055 | Illinois HB 3055 (103rd) |
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Illinois HB 3055 (103rd) — PRISONER RELIGIOUS RIGHTS
Creates the Faith Behind Bars Act. Provides that a person committed to a correctional institution or facility has a constitutional right to practice his or her faith in the correctional institution or facility absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a committed person belonging to a faith group in a correctional institution or facility shall have access to pastoral and spiritual care absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a correctional institution or facility shall provide reading materials for diverse faith groups, including, but not limited to, spiritual, religious texts, prayer manuals, prayer mats, and other requested material from committed persons. Provides that all correctional institutions and facilities in the State shall provide committed persons the ability to pray by facilitating time and clean location, fast by allowing a committed person to abstain from food when appropriate, and respect for dietary restrictions absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · lower
- Restorative Justice — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Restorative Justice, Amendment 1 — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Theresa Mah — primary (person)
- Aarón M. Ortíz — cosponsor (person)
- Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Hoan Huynh — cosponsor (person)
- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah
filing - 2023-02-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2023-02-28 Assigned to Restorative Justice
referral-committee - 2023-03-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice; 009-000-000
- 2023-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- 2023-03-16 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2023-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- 2023-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- 2023-03-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- 2023-03-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah
amendment-introduction - 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2023-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice
- 2023-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice; 009-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- 2023-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- 2023-03-23 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- 2023-03-23 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nabeela Syed
- 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
- 2023-03-23 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2023-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2023-03-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2023-03-27 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2023-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023
reading-1 - 2023-03-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- 2023-03-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-03-28 Referred to Assignments
- 2023-04-12 Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
referral-committee - 2023-04-20 Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
- 2023-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023
reading-2 - 2023-05-03 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2023-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2023
- 2023-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- 2023-05-11 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- 2023-05-12 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- 2023-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2023-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2023-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-07-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2023-07-28 Effective Date January 1, 2024
- 2023-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0331
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9f80ea7f-8212-466b-a783-edc6ef167d43. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).