104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB0305 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a committed person's grievances. LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB0305 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a committed person's grievances. LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB0305 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a committed person's grievances. LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b A BILL FOR HB0305LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b HB0305 LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b HB0305 LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by 5 changing Section 3-8-8 as follows: 6 (730 ILCS 5/3-8-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8) 7 Sec. 3-8-8. Grievances. 8 (a) The The Director shall establish procedures to review 9 the grievances of committed persons. The Director may 10 establish one or more administrative review boards within the 11 Department to review grievances. A committed person's right to 12 file grievances shall not be restricted. Such procedure shall 13 provide for the review of grievances by a person or persons 14 other than the person or persons directly responsible for the 15 conditions or actions against which the grievance is made. 16 (b) Such procedures shall provide that a record of such 17 grievance and any decision made with respect to it shall be 18 preserved for a period of one year. 19 (c) Such procedures shall allow committed persons to 20 communicate grievances directly to the Director or some person 21 designated by the Director outside of the institution or 22 facility where the person is confined. 23 (d) All committed persons shall be informed of the 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB0305 Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a committed person's grievances. LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b A BILL FOR 730 ILCS 5/3-8-8 from Ch. 38, par. 1003-8-8 LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b HB0305 LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b HB0305- 2 -LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b HB0305 - 2 - LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b HB0305 - 2 - LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b HB0305 - 2 - LRB104 04151 RLC 14175 b