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type: "Bill"
title: "CD CORR-MITIGATION-CHILD"
description: "Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the grounds accorded weight in favor of withholding or minimizing a sentence of imprisonment include that the defendant is pregnant or is the parent of a child or infant whose well-being will be negatively affected by the parent's absence. Provides that circumstances to be considered in assessing this factor in mitigation include: (1) the likelihood that the child will be adjudged a dependent minor and declared a ward of the court under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; and (2) the best interest of the child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1566"
citation: "Illinois SB 1566 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Meg Loughran Cappel", "Natalie A. Manley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1dcfd7ee-9678-4ad0-98f8-98f3d8380d94"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1566&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134199&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "39894db97834a4bdc58d973a21ecd8cc978edb9dbfd479e284408fec307d5efc"
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 SB 1566 (102nd) — CD CORR-MITIGATION-CHILD
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the grounds accorded weight in favor of withholding or minimizing a sentence of imprisonment include that the defendant is pregnant or is the parent of a child or infant whose well-being will be negatively affected by the parent's absence. Provides that circumstances to be considered in assessing this factor in mitigation include: (1) the likelihood that the child will be adjudged a dependent minor and declared a ward of the court under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; and (2) the best interest of the child.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1566.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1566eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1566enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2021-04-16** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2021
- **2021-04-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-04-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
- **2021-04-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0211 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1dcfd7ee-9678-4ad0-98f8-98f3d8380d94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).