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type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-GOOD CONDUCT CREDIT"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that 90 days of early release from parole shall be awarded to any parolee who passes the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the parolee is on parole. Provides that the early release from parole awarded shall be in addition to, and shall not be affected by, the award of good conduct under any other provision, but shall not be pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions set forth for prisoners engaged in full-time educational programs provided by the Department of Corrections. Provides that the early release from parole shall be available only to parolees who have not yet previously earned a high school diploma or a GED."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1391"
citation: "Illinois SB 1391 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-09"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eccac22c-9ab7-4ff1-bb23-54c74baaa478"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1391&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=29478&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "771af33a6fc27453491e3838896c8fb083368349864088023c7c27f1dd471434"
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 SB 1391 (95th) — CD CORR-GOOD CONDUCT CREDIT
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that 90 days of early release from parole shall be awarded to any parolee who passes the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED) while the parolee is on parole. Provides that the early release from parole awarded shall be in addition to, and shall not be affected by, the award of good conduct under any other provision, but shall not be pursuant to the guidelines and restrictions set forth for prisoners engaged in full-time educational programs provided by the Department of Corrections. Provides that the early release from parole shall be available only to parolees who have not yet previously earned a high school diploma or a GED.
## 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=09500SB1391&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29478&DocNum=1391&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1391eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29478&DocNum=1391&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1391enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=29478&DocNum=1391&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **10213** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **511** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Arthur L. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Milton Patterson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty `filing`
- **2007-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-04-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-04-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-04-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2007-04-19** Third Reading - Passed; 051-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Prison Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Prison Reform Committee; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2007-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2007-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2007-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-013-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-28** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0539 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eccac22c-9ab7-4ff1-bb23-54c74baaa478`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).