Bill Title: Creates the Faith Behind Bars Act. Provides that a person committed to a correctional institution or facility has a constitutional right to practice his or her faith in the correctional institution or facility absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a committed person belonging to a faith group in a correctional institution or facility shall have access to pastoral and spiritual care absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Provides that a correctional institution or facility shall provide reading materials for diverse faith groups, including, but not limited to, spiritual, religious texts, prayer manuals, prayer mats, and other requested material from committed persons. Provides that all correctional institutions and facilities in the State shall provide committed persons the ability to pray by facilitating time and clean location, fast by allowing a committed person to abstain from food when appropriate, and respect for dietary restrictions absent harm and without undue burden to the State's correctional system. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections by making a conforming change.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-08-05 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez [HB5455 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Theresa Mah [D]	Primary	N/A	217-782-2855	HD-024	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Barbara Hernandez [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-558-1002	HD-050	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Will Guzzardi [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-558-1032	HD-039	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8088	HD-014	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dagmara Avelar [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-4179	HD-085	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative LaShawn Ford [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-5962	HD-008	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kambium Buckner [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-2023	HD-026	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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