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HB 3884 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

CD CORR-SENTENCE CREDIT

Summary
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that 90 (rather than 60) days of sentence credit shall be awarded to any prisoner who passes high school equivalency testing while the prisoner is committed to the Department of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections may also award 90 (rather than 60) days of sentence credit to any committed person who passed high school equivalency testing while he or she was held in pre-trial detention prior to the current commitment to the Department of Corrections.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 16, 2015 Signed Aug 3, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2015 · House Apr 16, 2015

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 52
May 20, 2015
D Democratic33
28 Yea 5
84% Yea
R Republican19
16 Yea 3
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 3, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 20, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 20, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-8)
senate
May 6, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 29, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 16, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 16, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (82-19-3)
house
Mar 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Mar 12, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.