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type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-GOOD CONDUCT"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates the provision that prohibits an inmate who is assigned to a mental health unit from receiving an additional good conduct credit for being engaged full-time in substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments, or educational programs provided by the Department of Corrections. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 527"
citation: "Illinois HB 527 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-27"
last_action: "2005-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86532928-5bb3-49b8-8c6f-ad2e02cf4712"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=527&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14898&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "10471272556dae36febe2f9475e210b9f669440647358acce5fefe6412d41d01"
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 527 (94th) — CD CORR-GOOD CONDUCT
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates the provision that prohibits an inmate who is assigned to a mental health unit from receiving an additional good conduct credit for being engaged full-time in substance abuse programs, correctional industry assignments, or educational programs provided by the Department of Corrections. 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=09400HB0527&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14898&DocNum=527&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0527eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14898&DocNum=527&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0527enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14898&DocNum=527&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **517** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8827** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Calvin L. Giles — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Calvin L. Giles `filing`
- **2005-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2005-02-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2005-02-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-02-25** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-02-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 088-027-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2005-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 051-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-08** Effective Date August 8, 2005
- **2005-08-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0491 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86532928-5bb3-49b8-8c6f-ad2e02cf4712`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).