# Illinois HB3773: CD CORR-FREE PHONE CALLS Illinois HB3773, CD CORR-FREE PHONE CALLS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Anne Stava (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-04-17 (Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3773-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB3773 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: CD CORR-FREE PHONE CALLS - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2026-04-17, Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: state government administration - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (11 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes provision that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with the qualified vendor who proposes the lowest per minute rate not exceeding 7 cents per minute for debit, prepaid, collect calls and who does not bill to any party any tax, service charge, or additional fee exceeding the per minute rate, including, but not limited to, any per call surcharge, account set up fee, bill statement fee, monthly account maintenance charge, or refund fee as established by the Federal Communications Commission Order for state prisons in the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, Second Report and Order, WC Docket 12-375, FCC 15-136 (adopted Oct. 22, 2015). Provides that the Department of Central Management Services shall contract with a qualified vendor for telephone services in which the cost of the service is not based on the number of telephone calls made. Provides that a committed person is entitled to make free telephone calls from the correctional institution or facility. Provides that neither the Department of Corrections nor its agents may adopt rules that charge a committed person per telephone call made. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall adopt rules determining the length of each call made by a committed person, how many times each day a committed person may make telephone calls, and may prohibit calls for illegal purposes. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Anne Stava (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Carol Ammons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jehan Gordon-Booth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Justin Slaughter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Du Buclet (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sonya M. Harper (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Will Guzzardi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William "Will" Davis (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; | pass | 6 | 3 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-04-17: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2026-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (House) - 2026-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2026-03-12: Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 (House) - 2025-11-20: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anne Stava (House) - 2025-04-11: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-03-28: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Correctional Note Filed as Amended (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-25: State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal (House) - 2025-03-25: Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000 (House) - 2025-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-18: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-03-11: Assigned to State Government Administration Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-18: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) ## Bill text - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3773ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3773.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3773ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3773.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB3773-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).