Illinois · Senate Bill 2257 · 103rd General Assembly

ISOLATED CONFINEMENT RESTRICT

SB 2257 Sponsored by Robert Peters Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 10, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 10, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Nelson Mandela Act. Creates the Isolated Confinement Restriction Act. Provides that, except for a committed person in protective custody who opts out of that status by providing informal, voluntary, written refusal of that status, the use of isolated confinement in correctional institutions is restricted to isolated confinement of no more than 10 consecutive days or no…

Read the full title (107 words)

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Nelson Mandela Act. Creates the Isolated Confinement Restriction Act. Provides that, except for a committed person in protective custody who opts out of that status by providing informal, voluntary, written refusal of that status, the use of isolated confinement in correctional institutions is restricted to isolated confinement of no more than 10 consecutive days or no more than 10 days in any 180-day period. Provides that The Department of Corrections shall post on the Department's official website quarterly reports on the use of isolated confinement. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Every action

19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 11 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety · Senate Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
  7. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
  8. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  1. SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Ann Gillespie
  2. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  4. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 9 Democrats.

All 9 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.