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type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-CERT GOOD CONDUCT"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 3475"
citation: "Illinois HB 3475 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-26"
last_action: "2015-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c6fb9ac-5691-422d-bc9d-07ed146bd6b5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3475&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=89662&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e4f7f8b151cc506f968dfde5eb374dd334dd24623130c1cc06c000891b97e5d7"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3475&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89662&DocNum=3475&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3475eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89662&DocNum=3475&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB3475enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=89662&DocNum=3475&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **4114** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8723** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c6fb9ac-5691-422d-bc9d-07ed146bd6b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).