Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4303: CD CORR-PAROLE LENGTH
Status: In committee, October 19, 2026
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person serving a sentence under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978 who is released from imprisonment shall be placed on mandatory supervised release in the same manner and for the same term as provided in the mandatory supervised release provisions of the Code for persons sentenced under determinate sentencing. Provides that any reference to "parole" under the Sentencing Chapter of the Code and the mandatory supervised release provisions of the Code mean "mandatory supervised release". Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act apply retroactively. Effective immediately.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4303Introduced 1/14/2026, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal, Curtis J. Tarver, II and Rita MayfieldSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/3-3-8from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8730 ILCS 5/5-1-16from Ch. 38, par. 1005-1-16730 ILCS 5/5-8-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 730 ILCS 5/3-3-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8 730 ILCS 5/5-1-16 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-1-16 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 ILCS 5/3-3-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8 ILCS 5/5-1-16 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-1-16 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par…
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4303Introduced 1/14/2026, by Rep. Kevin John Olickal, Curtis J. Tarver, II and Rita MayfieldSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/3-3-8from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8730 ILCS 5/5-1-16from Ch. 38, par. 1005-1-16730 ILCS 5/5-8-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 730 ILCS 5/3-3-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8 730 ILCS 5/5-1-16 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-1-16 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 ILCS 5/3-3-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-8 ILCS 5/5-1-16 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-1-16 ILCS 5/5-8-1 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a personserving a sentence under the law in effect prior to February 1, 1978 who isreleased from imprisonment shall be placed on mandatory supervised releasein the same manner and for the same term as provided in the mandatorysupervised release provisions of the Code for persons sentenced underdeterminate sentencing. Provides that any reference to "parole" under theSentencing Chapter of the Code and the mandatory supervised releaseprovisions of the Code mean "mandatory supervised release". Provides thatthe changes made by the amendatory Act apply retroactively. Effectiveimmediately. LRB104 16669 RLC 30248 b LRB104 16669 RLC 30248 b LRB104 16669 RLC 30248 b A BILL FOR HB4303LRB104 16669 RLC 30248 b HB4303 LRB104 16669 RLC 30248 b HB4303 LRB104 16669 RLC 30248 b AN ACT concerning criminal …