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| Bill | REENTRY PROGRAM-FELONS | Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may apply for, receive, establish priorities for, allocate, disburse, and spend grants of funds for assisting counties and municipalities in establishing and maintaining reentry programs. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Permits a county or municipality that maintains a jail or municipal house of corrections to establish a program for the reentry into the community of felony offenders who are within one year of their release from prison. Provides that an offender must demonstrate a willingness to engage in employment or participate in vocational rehabilitation or job skills training and meet any existing obligation for restitution to any victim of his or her crime. Establishes various services that will be provided to participants in the program. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish standards for and shall inspect facilities that house participants in the reentry programs. Provides that the Department of Corrections may make construction and renovation grants for these facilities. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 554 | Illinois SB 554 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 46 | 2 | 2005-02-17 | 2005-07-29 | openstates | ocd-bill/57b2ccf7-5d3c-475a-931e-165beaf2db3e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=554&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=17455&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 33ca76a35816d3d7ffb4379c214745587533b39c76c2ba1e7506b066d72da70d | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 554 (94th) — REENTRY PROGRAM-FELONS
Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act. Provides that the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority may apply for, receive, establish priorities for, allocate, disburse, and spend grants of funds for assisting counties and municipalities in establishing and maintaining reentry programs. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Permits a county or municipality that maintains a jail or municipal house of corrections to establish a program for the reentry into the community of felony offenders who are within one year of their release from prison. Provides that an offender must demonstrate a willingness to engage in employment or participate in vocational rehabilitation or job skills training and meet any existing obligation for restitution to any victim of his or her crime. Establishes various services that will be provided to participants in the program. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish standards for and shall inspect facilities that house participants in the reentry programs. Provides that the Department of Corrections may make construction and renovation grants for these facilities.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 109–6 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Annazette Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — primary (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
- Kurt M. Granberg — cosponsor (person)
- Lovana Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Milton Patterson — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-17 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
filing - 2005-02-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-17 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-02-23 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2005-03-02 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2005-03-09 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-002-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
- 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
amendment-introduction - 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2005-04-11 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- 2005-04-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- 2005-04-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- 2005-04-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2005-04-14 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Halvorson
amendment-passage - 2005-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2005-04-14 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2005-04-14 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-15 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- 2005-04-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2005-04-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- 2005-04-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2005-04-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2005-04-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-15 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-27 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-001-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2005-05-10 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- 2005-05-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-006-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-18 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-29 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-29 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0383
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57b2ccf7-5d3c-475a-931e-165beaf2db3e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).