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HB4082 • 2026
CD CORR-C NUMBER PRISONER
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CD CORR-C NUMBER PRISONER
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
CD CORR-C NUMBER PRISONER
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Full Text of HB4082 Home Legislation Full Text HB4082 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4082 Introduced 10/15/2025, by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-3-10.1 new Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding any prior exclusion, any person incarcerated under an indeterminate sentence on the effective date of the amendatory Act whose minimum term was 20 years or more as of February 1, 1978, may elect to be resentenced under the 1978 determinate sentencing law. Provides that the election must be made in writing to the Department of Corrections, which shall inform all eligible persons within 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide all necessary forms and assistance to eligible persons. Provides that upon election, the person's indeterminate sentence shall be converted to a determinate sentence consistent with the 1978 sentencing structure and the offense for which the person was convicted. Provides that time served shall be applied retroactively, and the person shall be credited with all sentence credits and earned time applicable under the law in effect since the date of original commitment. Provides that any person whose recalculated determinate sentence has been fully served shall be immediately released to a mandatory supervised release term under the terms applicable to the offense class and sentence length at the time of original sentencing. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall schedule hearings for eligible persons who elect the option within 180 days after receiving their request. Provides that thereafter, continued review shall occur no less frequently than every 12 months, unless earlier action is deemed by the Board to be appropriate. Provides that nothing in the provision shall be construed to require parole or mandatory supervised release for any person who does not elect the option, or who is otherwise ineligible. Effective immediately. LRB104 14422 RLC 27560 b A BILL FOR HB4082 LRB104 14422 RLC 27560 b 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 5 adding Section 3-3-10.1 as follows: 6 (730 ILCS 5/3-3-10.1 new) 7 Sec. 3-3-10.1. Election of determinate sentencing for 8 certain indeterminately sentenced persons. 9 (a) The General Assembly acknowledges that the 1978 10 transition from indeterminate to determinate sentencing was 11 intended to promote fairness and consistency resulting from 12 the transition. However, persons serving indeterminate 13 sentences with minimum terms of 20 years or more were excluded 14 from electing to convert to determinate sentencing under the 15 1978 law. 16 (b) As of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 17 104th General Assembly, a limited number of persons remain 18 incarcerated under pre-1978 indeterminate sentences, commonly 19 referred to as "C-number" inmates, each having served over 40 20 consecutive years in the custody of the Illinois Department of 21 Corrections. 22 (c) Notwithstanding any prior exclusion, any person 23 incarcerated under an indeterminate sentence on the effective HB4082 - 2 - LRB104 14422 RLC 27560 b 1 date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly 2 whose minimum term was 20 years or more as of February 1, 1978, 3 may elect to be resentenced under the 1978 determinate 4 sentencing law. 5 (d) The election must be made in writing to the Department 6 of Corrections, which shall inform all eligible persons within 7 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 8 104th General Assembly. The Department shall provide all 9 necessary forms and assistance to eligible persons. 10 (e) Upon election, the person's indeterminate sentence 11 shall be converted to a determinate sentence consistent with 12 the 1978 sentencing structure and the offense for which the 13 person was convicted. Time served shall be applied 14 retroactively, and the person shall be credited with all 15 sentence credits and earned time applicable under the law in 16 effect since the date of original commitment. 17 (f) Any person whose recalculated determinate sentence has 18 been fully served shall be immediately released to a mandatory 19 supervised release term under the terms applicable to the 20 offense class and sentence length at the time of original 21 sentencing. 22 (g) The Prisoner Review Board shall schedule hearings for 23 eligible persons who elect this option within 180 days after 24 receiving their request. Thereafter, continued review shall 25 occur no less frequently than every 12 months, unless earlier 26 action is deemed by the Board to be appropriate. HB4082 - 3 - LRB104 14422 RLC 27560 b 1 (h) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require 2 parole or mandatory supervised release for any person who does 3 not elect this option, or who is otherwise ineligible. 4 (i) This Section is intended to restore the opportunity 5 for resentencing that was available to other similarly 6 situated persons in 1978, and to ensure equitable treatment 7 for those who were excluded solely based on the length of their 8 original minimum sentence. 9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 10 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. 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