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type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-GOOD CONDUCT&RELIEF"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning certificates of good conduct and certificates of relief from disabilities. Provides that the certificate may be granted to an eligible offender who has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence (rather than by clear and convincing evidence) that he or she has been a law-abiding citizen and is fully rehabilitated. Provides that the applicant has conducted himself or herself in a manner warranting the issuance of the certificate of good conduct for a minimum period of one year (rather than 3 years if the person was convicted of a felony and one year if the person was convicted of a misdemeanor)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5771"
citation: "Illinois HB 5771 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1dfee45c-7949-41ec-9587-e870e0ef9621"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5771&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66260&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2867af01f22f08ac6386f6dedbe1596fd98e36de0c852926b207637d21d715b7"
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 5771 (97th) — CD CORR-GOOD CONDUCT&RELIEF
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning certificates of good conduct and certificates of relief from disabilities. Provides that the certificate may be granted to an eligible offender who has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence (rather than by clear and convincing evidence) that he or she has been a law-abiding citizen and is fully rehabilitated. Provides that the applicant has conducted himself or herself in a manner warranting the issuance of the certificate of good conduct for a minimum period of one year (rather than 3 years if the person was convicted of a felony and one year if the person was convicted of a misdemeanor).
## 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=09700HB5771&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66260&DocNum=5771&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5771eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66260&DocNum=5771&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5771enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66260&DocNum=5771&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3817** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **6750** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **6049** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Esther Golar — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-22** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 30, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2012-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-049-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2012-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-001-000
- **2012-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 038-017-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Esther Golar
- **2012-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-002-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 067-050-000
- **2012-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1113 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1dfee45c-7949-41ec-9587-e870e0ef9621`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).