IL HB3449

Increases sentence credit caps for serious offenses: persons serving time for first degree murder or terrorism can now earn up to 7.5 days credit per month (previously no credit allowed); those convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, and similar violent crimes can earn up to 12 days per month (up from 4.5 days)

Raises credit limits for drug trafficking offenses involving 100+ grams from 7.5 to 15 days per month, and for aggravated DUI offenses from 4.5 to 12 days per month

Removes the previous cap on earned sentence credit (formerly 180 days for sentences under 5 years, 365 days for longer sentences), though credit cannot reduce sentences below certain minimum percentages

Applies retroactively to persons incarcerated before the effective date, requiring the Department of Corrections to recalculate and award sentence credits for prior periods of incarceration

Allows committed persons to claim program participation credit for offenses committed after June 19, 1998 through Department documentation or personal affidavit testimony; effective date is July 1, 2026