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type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-VISITATION"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that all of the institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections shall permit every committed person to receive in-person visitors, except in case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief administrative officer determines that such visiting would be harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the institution or facility. Provides that an institution or facility of the Department may not charge a fee to either a committed person or visitor for video visitation that results in a profit for the Department."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2738"
citation: "Illinois HB 2738 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/377a8034-f6e6-4a59-9ea4-7acc900741d8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2738&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104053&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "544dfa0022804d0fa4a9b2fd9a4e3db81bdb89b11d9517f58c5261c5f0df637e"
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 2738 (100th) — CD CORR-VISITATION
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that all of the institutions and facilities of the Department of Corrections shall permit every committed person to receive in-person visitors, except in case of abuse of the visiting privilege or when the chief administrative officer determines that such visiting would be harmful or dangerous to the security, safety or morale of the institution or facility. Provides that an institution or facility of the Department may not charge a fee to either a committed person or visitor for video visitation that results in a profit for the Department.
## 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=10000HB2738&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104053&DocNum=2738&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2738eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104053&DocNum=2738&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2738enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104053&DocNum=2738&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **10510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carol Ammons — primary (person)
- Jim Oberweis — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `filing`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-03-14** Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-03-15** To Criminal Administration and Enforcement Subcommittee
- **2017-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2017-03-28** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 005-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Reported Back To Judiciary - Criminal Committee;
- **2017-03-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2017-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2017-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2017-04-05** Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-04-05** Correctional Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- **2017-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-010-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 27, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2017-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2017-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0030 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/377a8034-f6e6-4a59-9ea4-7acc900741d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).