Illinois Senate Bill 3418 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Counties Code, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act. Provides that the Cook County Department of Corrections, the Illinois Department of Corrections, and the county sheriffs shall provide training relating to medical and mental health care issues applicable to pregnant prisoners to: (1) each correctional officer employed by the respective Department or sheriff at a facility in which female prisoners are confined; and (2) any other Department or sheriff employee whose duties involve contact with pregnant prisoners. Provides that the Department or sheriff shall develop and provide to each pregnant prisoner educational programming relating to pregnancy and parenting. Provides that the Department or sheriff shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by a prisoner: (1) the infant is allowed to remain with the prisoner, unless a medical professional determines doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the prisoner or infant; and (2) the prisoner has access to any nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to care for the infant, including diapers. Provides that the Department or sheriff may not place in administrative segregation a prisoner who is pregnant or who gave birth during the preceding 30 days unless the Director or sheriff or the Director's or sheriff's designee determines that the placement is necessary based on a reasonable belief that the prisoner will harm herself, the prisoner's infant, or any other person or will attempt escape. Provides that the Department or sheriff may not assign a pregnant prisoner to any bed that is elevated more than 3 feet above the floor. Effective January 1, 2021.

PREGNANT PRISONERS

Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]

Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]

Sen. Cristina Castro [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-05-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 31, 2020
2020-05-07	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 29, 2020
2020-04-30	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 22, 2020
2020-04-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 15, 2020
2020-04-12	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2020-03-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 7, 2020
2020-03-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2020
2020-03-05	Senate	Second Reading
2020-03-04	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2020-03-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2020
2020-03-04	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
2020-03-03	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2020-02-25	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
2020-02-14	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2020-02-14	Senate	First Reading
2020-02-14	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
55	5	3-15003.10	New Code	See Bill Text
55	5	3-15003.6	Amended Code	Citation Text
55	5	3-15003.7	New Code	See Bill Text
55	5	3-15003.8	New Code	See Bill Text
55	5	3-15003.9	New Code	See Bill Text
730	125	17.6	New Code	See Bill Text
730	125	17.7	New Code	See Bill Text
730	125	17.8	New Code	See Bill Text
730	125	17.9	New Code	See Bill Text
730	5	3-6-7.1	New Code	See Bill Text
730	5	3-6-7.2	New Code	See Bill Text
730	5	3-6-7.3	New Code	See Bill Text
730	5	3-6-7.4	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3418&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB3418.htm