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type: "Bill"
title: "RGTS CRIM VICTS-INTERNATIONAL"
description: "Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall inform a victim or any other concerned citizen, upon written request, of the prisoner's release on international transfer or exchange. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that before any transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals may occur, the Director of Corrections shall notify in writing the Prisoner Review Board and the Office of the State's Attorney which obtained the defendant's conviction. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 975"
citation: "Illinois HB 975 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e9676a6-ca8d-4549-8680-a3927f6663b1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=975&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28664&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "9f9dede7b5d11c4ee8aef8e3f42073833606d1b17f1dbe4bbe03dcadb714d2b6"
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 975 (95th) — RGTS CRIM VICTS-INTERNATIONAL
Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall inform a victim or any other concerned citizen, upon written request, of the prisoner's release on international transfer or exchange. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that before any transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals may occur, the Director of Corrections shall notify in writing the Prisoner Review Board and the Office of the State's Attorney which obtained the defendant's conviction. 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=09500HB0975&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28664&DocNum=975&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0975eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28664&DocNum=975&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0975enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28664&DocNum=975&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Franco Coladipietro — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Franco Coladipietro `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2007-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2007
- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0317 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e9676a6-ca8d-4549-8680-a3927f6663b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).