104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1174 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules promulgated by the supervising authority concerning electronic monitoring and home detention shall provide that travel to and from approved employment shall not be denied based solely on the transient or mobile nature of the employment, provided that the participant gives the supervising authority sufficient notice and the employer confirms the exact routes or locations, or both, of employment at least 24 hours in advance. Provides that travel to and from approved employment shall not be denied solely for failure to provide the supervising authority with timely notice, provided that the participant gives the supervising authority sufficient notice at least 24 hours in advance of travel. LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1174 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules promulgated by the supervising authority concerning electronic monitoring and home detention shall provide that travel to and from approved employment shall not be denied based solely on the transient or mobile nature of the employment, provided that the participant gives the supervising authority sufficient notice and the employer confirms the exact routes or locations, or both, of employment at least 24 hours in advance. Provides that travel to and from approved employment shall not be denied solely for failure to provide the supervising authority with timely notice, provided that the participant gives the supervising authority sufficient notice at least 24 hours in advance of travel. LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1174 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules promulgated by the supervising authority concerning electronic monitoring and home detention shall provide that travel to and from approved employment shall not be denied based solely on the transient or mobile nature of the employment, provided that the participant gives the supervising authority sufficient notice and the employer confirms the exact routes or locations, or both, of employment at least 24 hours in advance. Provides that travel to and from approved employment shall not be denied solely for failure to provide the supervising authority with timely notice, provided that the participant gives the supervising authority sufficient notice at least 24 hours in advance of travel. LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b A BILL FOR HB1174LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 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 5-8A-4 as follows: 6 (730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4) 7 Sec. 5-8A-4. Program description. The supervising 8 authority may promulgate rules that prescribe reasonable 9 guidelines under which an electronic monitoring and home 10 detention program shall operate. When using electronic 11 monitoring for home detention these rules may include, but not 12 be limited to, the following: 13 (A) The participant may be instructed to remain within 14 the interior premises or within the property boundaries of 15 his or her residence at all times during the hours 16 designated by the supervising authority. Such instances of 17 approved absences from the home shall include, but are not 18 limited to, the following: 19 (1) working or employment approved by the court or 20 traveling to or from approved employment; travel to 21 and from approved employment shall not be denied based 22 solely on the transient or mobile nature of the 23 employment, provided that the participant gives the 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1174 Introduced , by Rep. Rita Mayfield SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules promulgated by the supervising authority concerning electronic monitoring and home detention shall provide that travel to and from approved employment shall not be denied based solely on the transient or mobile nature of the employment, provided that the participant gives the supervising authority sufficient notice and the employer confirms the exact routes or locations, or both, of employment at least 24 hours in advance. Provides that travel to and from approved employment shall not be denied solely for failure to provide the supervising authority with timely notice, provided that the participant gives the supervising authority sufficient notice at least 24 hours in advance of travel. LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b A BILL FOR 730 ILCS 5/5-8A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8A-4 LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174- 2 -LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 - 2 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 - 2 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b 1 supervising authority sufficient notice and the 2 employer confirms the exact routes or locations, or 3 both, of employment at least 24 hours in advance. 4 Travel to and from approved employment shall not 5 be denied solely for failure to provide the 6 supervising authority with timely notice, provided 7 that the participant gives the supervising authority 8 sufficient notice at least 24 hours in advance of 9 travel; 10 (2) unemployed and seeking employment approved for 11 the participant by the court; 12 (3) undergoing medical, psychiatric, mental health 13 treatment, counseling, or other treatment programs 14 approved for the participant by the court; 15 (4) attending an educational institution or a 16 program approved for the participant by the court; 17 (5) attending a regularly scheduled religious 18 service at a place of worship; 19 (6) participating in community work release or 20 community service programs approved for the 21 participant by the supervising authority; 22 (7) for another compelling reason consistent with 23 the public interest, as approved by the supervising 24 authority; or 25 (8) purchasing groceries, food, or other basic 26 necessities. HB1174 - 2 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174- 3 -LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 - 3 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 - 3 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b 1 (A-1) At a minimum, any person ordered to pretrial 2 home confinement with or without electronic monitoring 3 must be provided with movement spread out over no fewer 4 than two days per week, to participate in basic activities 5 such as those listed in paragraph (A). In this subdivision 6 (A-1), "days" means a reasonable time period during a 7 calendar day, as outlined by the court in the order 8 placing the person on home confinement. 9 (B) The participant shall admit any person or agent 10 designated by the supervising authority into his or her 11 residence at any time for purposes of verifying the 12 participant's compliance with the conditions of his or her 13 detention. 14 (C) The participant shall make the necessary 15 arrangements to allow for any person or agent designated 16 by the supervising authority to visit the participant's 17 place of education or employment at any time, based upon 18 the approval of the educational institution employer or 19 both, for the purpose of verifying the participant's 20 compliance with the conditions of his or her detention. 21 (D) The participant shall acknowledge and participate 22 with the approved electronic monitoring device as 23 designated by the supervising authority at any time for 24 the purpose of verifying the participant's compliance with 25 the conditions of his or her detention. 26 (E) The participant shall maintain the following: HB1174 - 3 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174- 4 -LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 - 4 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 - 4 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b HB1174 - 4 - LRB104 04974 RLC 15001 b