Illinois Senate Bill 1641

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall achieve 100% scanning capacity of all mail arriving at each correctional institution and facility not later than 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department shall utilize all means necessary to achieve synthetic drug interdiction in order to: (1) protect staff and committed persons from exposure to synthetic drugs and opioids introduced to correctional institutions and facilities through the mail; and (2) ensure that after a piece of mail is received at a correctional institution or facility, each committed person receives a digital copy of any mail that is addressed to the committed person. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules regarding the delivery of mail and mail scanning services necessary to achieve the scanning capacity described in this provision. Provides that beginning one year after the date on which the strategy is submitted under this provision, and each year thereafter, the Director of Corrections shall submit to the Governor and General Assembly a report on the total quantity of detected synthetic drugs and opioids. Contains a findings provision.

CD CORR-DOC SCAN PRISONER MAIL

Sen. Terri Bryant [R]

Sen. Chapin Rose [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-20	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2025-02-05	Senate	First Reading
2025-02-05	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terri Bryant

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
730	5	3-7-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	3-7-2.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1641&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1641.htm