Illinois · House Bill 3773 · 104th General Assembly

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HB 3773 Sponsored by Anne Stava In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 18, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

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…

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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.

Every action

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

Show the 27 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to State Government Administration Committee · House State Government Administration
  5. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh
  6. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  7. CommitteeDo Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000 · House State Government Administration
  8. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
  9. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  10. HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
  11. HouseState Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
  12. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  13. HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  14. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  16. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  17. HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anne Stava
  18. CommitteeApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 · House Rules
  19. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  20. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  21. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  22. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  23. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
  26. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  27. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  8. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 19, 2025 House State Government Administration State Government Administration - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 6

No · 3

 Passed 6–3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 16 Democrats.

All 16 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.