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type: "Bill"
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title: "PRISONER ACCESS JOB WEBSITES"
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description: "Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Director of Corrections and the Secretary of Innovation and Technology shall jointly adopt a rule or best practices protocol that permits each committed person in a Department of Corrections institution or facility to access specific and approved job search and career building websites within a specified period before the person's release from the Department of Corrections institution or facility and to access only those job search and career building websites."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "101st"
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identifier: "SB 156"
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citation: "Illinois SB 156 (101st)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-01-29"
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last_action: "2019-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/966fff2f-3f03-4acf-b534-879a6097b6c0"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=156&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=115843&SessionID=108&GA=101"
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source_hash: "a0a9a7ffe4c56307a17563209dc988647ee4deaa56e76244944db5181bb11960"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 156 (101st) — PRISONER ACCESS JOB WEBSITES
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Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Director of Corrections and the Secretary of Innovation and Technology shall jointly adopt a rule or best practices protocol that permits each committed person in a Department of Corrections institution or facility to access specific and approved job search and career building websites within a specified period before the person's release from the Department of Corrections institution or facility and to access only those job search and career building websites.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0156&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=115843&DocNum=156&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0156eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=115843&DocNum=156&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0156enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=115843&DocNum=156&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Amy Grant — cosponsor (person)
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- André Thapedi — cosponsor (person)
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- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
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- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
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- Chuck Weaver — primary (person)
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- Daniel Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
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- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
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- Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Pat McGuire — cosponsor (person)
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- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
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- Rita Mayfield — primary (person)
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- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
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- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
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- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-29** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chuck Weaver `filing`
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- **2019-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-06** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-21** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2019
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- **2019-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
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- **2019-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2019
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- **2019-03-06** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-03-06** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2019-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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- **2019-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2019-03-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
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- **2019-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
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- **2019-03-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
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- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
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- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
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- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
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- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
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- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
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- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2019-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2020
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- **2019-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0397 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/966fff2f-3f03-4acf-b534-879a6097b6c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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