Bill > HB4130

This bill amends the Unified Code of Corrections by modifying the definition of home detention in Section 5-8A-2. Specifically, the bill removes language that previously allowed home detention to be less than 24 hours per day and considered curfews between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. as qualifying for home detention. The bill also eliminates text that stated home confinement may or may not involve electronic monitoring and that electronic monitoring is not required for sentencing credit. While the bill does not fundamentally change the core concept of home detention, it appears to tighten the definition and potentially increase the requirements for what constitutes home detention. The changes may impact how courts and correctional authorities implement home detention programs, potentially making the restrictions more stringent. The bill leaves intact other important definitions in the section, such as what constitutes an approved electronic monitoring device, excluded offenses, and the various authorities responsible for supervising electronic monitoring and home detention.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4130&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104