Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 5/3-2-2.5 new

730 ILCS 5/3-7-2

from Ch. 38, par. 1003-7-2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall create and implement a policy of electronic scanning and processing of all incoming mail in all Department of Corrections institutions and facilities, including the use of drug interdiction technologies to protect the health and safety of committed persons, the Department's staff, and its contractors. Provides that the policy shall require that mail processed electronically shall be available to committed persons only through kiosk and tablet services. Provides that the policy shall require that the mail be held in storage for a period of time by the correctional institution or facility or destroyed, as determined by the Director of Corrections. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement this provision. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
12/11/2024	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. David Friess
1/9/2025	House	First Reading
1/9/2025	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/15/2025	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie

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