Illinois House Bill 3055
Session 103rd
Prisoner Religious Rights
Became Law
Became Law on Aug 1, 2023
Sponsors
2 Sponsors
Theresa Mah
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
First Action
Feb 16, 2023
Latest Action
Aug 1, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3055
State
Illinois
Session
103rd
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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Primary
Theresa Mah
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checkPassed on March 23, 2023
Motion Text
Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Canty
Yes
Yes
Yes
Coffey
Yes
Costa Howard
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Davis, Jed
Yes
Davis, Will
Yes
Excused
Faver Dias
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hauter
Excused
Hernandez, Barbara
Yes
Hernandez, Lisa
Yes
Hernandez, Norma
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused
Jiménez
Yes
Excused
Yes
Johnson
Yes
Excused
Jones
Excused
Yes
Yes
Ladisch Douglass
Yes
Absent
Excused
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Excused
Tipsword
Yes
Yes
Welch
Yes
Williams, Ann
Yes
Williams, Jawaharial
Yes
Yang Rohr
Yes
Summary
Creates the Faith Behind Bars Act. Provides that a person committed to a correctional institution or facility has a constitutional right to practice his or her faith in the correctional institution or facility absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a committed person belonging to a faith group in a correctional institution or facility shall have access to pastoral and spiritual care absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a correctional institution or facility shall provide reading materials for diverse faith groups, including, but not limited to, spiritual, religious texts, prayer manuals, prayer mats, and other requested material from committed persons. Provides that all correctional institutions and facilities in the State shall provide committed persons the ability to pray by facilitating time and clean location, fast by allowing a committed person to abstain from food when appropriate, and respect for dietary restrictions absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change.
House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. In the Faith Behind Bars Act, changes definitions of "chaplaincy services" and "undue burden". Provides that a committed person has a right (rather than a constitutional right) to practice his or her faith group in a correctional institution or facility absent or without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that absent harm or undue burden a correctional institution or facility shall provide reading materials for diverse faith groups. Provides in determining whether an action would result in an undue burden, warden or chief administrative officer of the correctional institution or facility shall consider security requirements that are necessary.
Introduced
Engrossed
Enrolled
08/01/2023
House
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0331
07/28/2023
House
Effective Date January 1, 2024
07/28/2023
House
Governor Approved
06/16/2023
House
Sent to the Governor
05/19/2023
House
Passed Both Houses
05/19/2023
Senate
Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
05/12/2023
Senate
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
05/11/2023
Senate
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
05/04/2023
Senate
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
05/03/2023
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2023
05/03/2023
Senate
Second Reading
04/20/2023
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023
04/20/2023
Senate
Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
04/12/2023
Senate
Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
03/28/2023
Senate
Referred to Assignments
03/28/2023
Senate
First Reading
03/28/2023
Senate
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
03/27/2023
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2023
03/27/2023
Senate
Arrive in Senate
03/23/2023
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
03/23/2023
House
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
03/23/2023
House
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
03/23/2023
House
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
03/23/2023
House
Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
03/23/2023
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
03/23/2023
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
03/23/2023
House
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Nabeela Syed
03/23/2023
House
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
03/23/2023
House
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
03/23/2023
House
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
03/23/2023
House
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice; 009-000-000
03/22/2023
House
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice
03/21/2023
House
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
03/21/2023
House
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah
03/21/2023
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
03/20/2023
House
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
03/20/2023
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
03/20/2023
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
03/20/2023
House
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
03/16/2023
House
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
03/16/2023
House
Second Reading - Short Debate
03/10/2023
House
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
03/09/2023
House
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
03/09/2023
House
Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice; 009-000-000
02/28/2023
House
Assigned to Restorative Justice
02/17/2023
House
Referred to Rules Committee
02/17/2023
House
First Reading
02/16/2023
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah
Sources
IL Legislature
Record Created
Feb 17, 2023 8:35:52 AM
Record Updated
Apr 12, 2024 4:17:29 AM