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| Bill | CD CORR-CERT GOOD CONDUCT | Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning certificates of good conduct. Provides that "eligible offender" does not include a person who has been convicted of arson, aggravated arson, kidnapping, aggravated kidnaping, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, or aggravated domestic battery. Eliminates the exclusion from "eligible offender" of a person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a Class X felony or a forcible felony. Eliminates the exclusion from "eligible offender" of a person convicted of attempting to commit any of the specified offenses. Provides that if the most serious crime of which the individual was convicted is a felony (currently, a Class 1, 2, 3, or 4 felony), the minimum period of good conduct shall be 2 years. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 3475 | Illinois HB 3475 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 50 | 2 | 2015-02-26 | 2015-08-17 | openstates | ocd-bill/2c6fb9ac-5691-422d-bc9d-07ed146bd6b5 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3475&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89662&SessionID=88&GA=99 | e4f7f8b151cc506f968dfde5eb374dd334dd24623130c1cc06c000891b97e5d7 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3475 (99th) — CD CORR-CERT GOOD CONDUCT
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections concerning certificates of good conduct. Provides that "eligible offender" does not include a person who has been convicted of arson, aggravated arson, kidnapping, aggravated kidnaping, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, or aggravated domestic battery. Eliminates the exclusion from "eligible offender" of a person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a Class X felony or a forcible felony. Eliminates the exclusion from "eligible offender" of a person convicted of attempting to commit any of the specified offenses. Provides that if the most serious crime of which the individual was convicted is a felony (currently, a Class 1, 2, 3, or 4 felony), the minimum period of good conduct shall be 2 years.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 41–14 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 87–23 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Daniel Biss — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2015-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
filing - 2015-02-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-10 Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-10 Re-assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
referral-committee - 2015-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2015-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2015-03-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- 2015-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- 2015-03-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- 2015-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2015-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2015-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2015-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-023-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-04-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2015-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- 2015-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- 2015-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2015-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- 2015-04-21 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2015-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- 2015-04-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2015-04-21 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2015-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- 2015-04-28 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2015-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
- 2015-04-29 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2015-04-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2015-04-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2015-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2015-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2015-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2015-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2015-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- 2015-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- 2015-05-06 Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-001-000
committee-passage - 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- 2015-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- 2015-05-20 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2015-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2015
- 2015-05-22 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
reading-3 - 2015-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 041-014-000
reading-3, passage - 2015-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2015-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2015-08-17 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2015-08-17 Effective Date January 1, 2016
- 2015-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0381
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2c6fb9ac-5691-422d-bc9d-07ed146bd6b5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).