Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB4665: CD CORR-REPORT HOSPICE CARE
Status: Signed into law, August 7, 2026
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that information published annually on the Department of Corrections website about hospice and palliative care in its institutions and facilities during the prior fiscal year shall include the cost of the Department's end-of-life care for committed persons who died of natural causes and were not in hospice or palliative care programs.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4665Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Nicolle GrasseSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/3-2-15 730 ILCS 5/3-2-15 ILCS 5/3-2-15 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that informationpublished annually on the Department of Corrections website about hospiceand palliative care in its institutions and facilities during the priorfiscal year shall include the cost of the Department's end-of-life carefor committed persons who died of natural causes and were not in hospice orpalliative care programs…
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB4665Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Nicolle GrasseSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/3-2-15 730 ILCS 5/3-2-15 ILCS 5/3-2-15 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that informationpublished annually on the Department of Corrections website about hospiceand palliative care in its institutions and facilities during the priorfiscal year shall include the cost of the Department's end-of-life carefor committed persons who died of natural causes and were not in hospice orpalliative care programs. LRB104 17713 RLC 31144 b LRB104 17713 RLC 31144 b LRB104 17713 RLC 31144 b A BILL FOR HB4665LRB104 17713 RLC 31144 b HB4665 LRB104 17713 RLC 31144 b HB4665 LRB104 17713 RLC 31144 b AN ACT concerning criminal law. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by changing Section 3-2-15 as follows: (730 ILCS 5/3-2-15) Sec. 3-2-15.Department of Corrections; report of hospice and palliative care for committed persons. (a) Purposes. The General Assembly finds that: (1) The United States prison population is aging rapidly. (2) Illinois' prison population is similarly aging rapidly, with over 1,000 prisoners aged 65 or older. (3) As a result of the aging prison population more committed persons are in need of end-of-life care and support services. (4) The …