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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.
Introduced
Feb 18, 2025
Last Action
Mar 12, 2026
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anne Stava
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Camille Y. Lilly