Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: Introduced 17 D cosponsors

HB3773      — CD CORR-FREE PHONE CALLS

Last action — Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes provision that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with the qualified vendor who proposes the lowest per minute rate not exceeding 7 cents per minute for debit, prepaid, collect calls and who does not bill to any party any tax, service charge, or additional fee exceeding the per minute rate, including, but not limited to, any per call surcharge, account set up fee, bill statement fee, monthly account maintenance charge, or refund fee as established by the Federal Communications Commission Order for state prisons in the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, Second Report and Order, WC Docket 12-375, FCC 15-136 (adopted Oct. 22, 2015). Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with a qualified vendor for telephone services in which the cost of the service is not based on the number of telephone calls made. Provides that a committed person is entitled to make free telephone calls from the correctional institution or facility. Provides that neither the Department of Corrections nor its agents may adopt rules that charge a committed person per telephone call made. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules determining the length of each call made by a committed person, how many times each day a committed person may make telephone calls, and may prohibit calls for illegal purposes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  2. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  3. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  13. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  14. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  15. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  16. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  17. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  18. Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000

  19. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anne Stava

  20. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  22. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended

  23. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  24. Second Reading - Short Debate

  25. State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal

  26. Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal

  27. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  28. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled

  29. Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000

  30. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  31. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh

  32. Assigned to State Government Administration Committee

  33. Referred to Rules Committee

  34. First Reading

  35. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (166)

166 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

State Government Administration

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Republican 0300
Total 6300
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Diane Blair-Sherlock Democrat Yea
Laura Faver Dias Democrat Yea
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Nicolle Grasse Democrat Yea
Rick Ryan Democrat Yea
Dan Swanson Republican Nay
Michael J. Coffey, Jr. Republican Nay
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Nay

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB3773      do?
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes provision that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with the qualified vendor who proposes the lowest per minute rate not exceeding 7 cents per minute for debit, prepaid, collect calls and who does not bill to any party any tax, service charge, or additional fee exceeding the per minute rate, including, but not limited to, any per call surcharge, account set up fee, bill statement fee, monthly account maintenance charge, or refund fee as established by the Federal Communications Commission Order for state prisons in the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, Second Report and Order, WC Docket 12-375, FCC 15-136 (adopted Oct. 22, 2015). Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with a qualified vendor for telephone services in which the cost of the service is not based on the number of telephone calls made. Provides that a committed person is entitled to make free telephone calls from the correctional institution or facility. Provides that neither the Department of Corrections nor its agents may adopt rules that charge a committed person per telephone call made. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules determining the length of each call made by a committed person, how many times each day a committed person may make telephone calls, and may prohibit calls for illegal purposes.
Who sponsors HB3773     ?
HB3773      is sponsored by Anne Stava (Democrat), Carol Ammons (Democrat), Rita Mayfield (Democrat), Joyce Mason (Democrat), Justin Slaughter (Democrat), Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), La Shawn K. Ford (Democrat), Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democrat), Kimberly Du Buclet (Democrat), William "Will" Davis (Democrat), Norma Hernandez (Democrat), Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), Abdelnasser Rashid (Democrat), Will Guzzardi (Democrat), Lisa Davis (Democrat), Kelly M. Cassidy (Democrat), and Nicolle Grasse (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB3773     ?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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