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SB 156 Illinois Senate · 101st Regular Session

PRISONER ACCESS JOB WEBSITES

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Mar 6, 2019 Signed Aug 16, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2019 · House May 21, 2019

How they voted

48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Mar 6, 2019
D Democratic30
30 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 16, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Assigned to State Government
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 17 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.