Bill
HB 3143
The bill removes the minimum two-days-per-week movement requirement for pretrial home confinement, giving supervising authorities more discretion over out-of-home movement.
Bill number: HB 3143
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Weber
Primary subject (statutory citation): Amends 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 (Unified Code of Corrections)
Introduced: February 2025
Status: In committee upon adjournment (as of 2025-06-28)
Note: the bill packet's short title ("Relating to fostering coexistence with beavers") appears unrelated to the text of the amendment. The substantive text in this version addresses pretrial home confinement rules in 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4. Readers should verify later versions for corrections to the title or scope.
Purpose and intent
- The bill removes a specific minimum-movement requirement from Illinois law for persons placed on pretrial home confinement (with or without electronic monitoring). It shifts or restores greater discretion to supervising authorities and courts over how and when confined individuals are allowed out-of-home movement for basic activities.
Key provisions and changes
- Deletes subdivision (A-1) of 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4, which currently states (in part):
"At a minimum, any person ordered to pretrial home confinement with or without electronic monitoring must be provided with movement spread out over no fewer than two days per week, to participate in basic activities such as those listed in paragraph (A)."
- Leaves intact other provisions of Section 5-8A-4 that:
- List approved absences (employment, medical treatment, education, religious services, purchasing necessities, community service, etc.);
- Require participants to admit supervising agents for compliance checks and to allow monitoring at education/employment sites (with approvals where appropriate);
- Require access to a telephone and approved electronic monitoring devices;
- Require approval before changing residence or schedule (not to be unreasonably withheld);
- Prohibit committing new crimes while on home detention and note possible prosecution for escape;
- Require rules for removal of monitoring devices for a pregnant participant in labor and delivery.
- The statutory section currently contains an effective date clause (previously effective dates are listed in the source notes); the bill text as provided does not specify a new effective date beyond the section heading language.
Who would be affected
- Primary: persons placed on pretrial home confinement in Illinois (with or without electronic monitoring).
- Secondary: judges issuing home confinement orders, county/local supervising authorities, probation and pretrial services staff, defense counsel, prosecutors, and family members/caregivers who support defendants’ access to work, medical care, or necessities.
Potential impacts and considerations
- Removes a statutorily guaranteed minimum (two days/week) of out-of-home movement; this increases supervisory and judicial discretion to tailor movement allowances but may reduce predictable access to employment, medical care, and basic needs if supervisors set stricter limits.
- Could lead to case-by-case variability among counties or supervising agencies and possible disputes or litigation over what constitutes reasonable access.
- Administrative impacts on supervising authorities who will define movement schedules and approvals; possible public-safety trade-offs balanced against defendants’ access to essentials and due-process protections.
Procedural history (selected)
- Filed/first readings: February 2025 (filed with Clerk; referred variously to committees).
- Public hearing and work session held in February 2025.
- Read first time / referred to Public Education: March 20, 2025.
- Status as of June 28, 2025: In committee upon adjournment.
For further action
- Watch for corrected bill titles or amended text in committee reports, and for any new effective date language or legislative findings that explain policy rationale.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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