Illinois House Bill 1294

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Delinquent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Makes technical and grammatical changes in the bill. Provides that no expert employed or contracted by the Department of Human Services shall be ordered to perform, in the expert's official capacity, an initial fitness examination for fitness. Provides that no facility of the Department of Human Services shall be utilized for performing a fitness evaluation. Provides that the child's counsel must be allowed to be present at the evaluation conducted, if requested by the child's counsel. Deletes provision that at the fitness hearing subject to the rules of evidence, matters of admissibility on issue of the child's fitness include, but are not limited to, the unfitness standard provided in these provisions. Provides that when the court orders services to attain fitness, the court shall determine if the child will receive services on an inpatient or outpatient basis. If inpatient, the child shall be placed at a facility approved by the Department of Human Services to provide residential, restoration care and treatment. Provides that if the court orders the child to receive services on an outpatient basis, such services shall be rendered in the community at a program approved by the Department of Human Services. Provides that for a child charged with a misdemeanor, the maximum total period shall be no longer than the length of the sentence that could be imposed if the child were adjudicated delinquent of the misdemeanor offense for which the child was charged, or one year whichever is shorter. Effective July 1, 2023.

JUVENILE COURT-FITNESS

Rep. Nicholas Smith [D]	Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]	Rep. Maurice West [D]	Rep. Kevin Olickal [D]
Rep. Edgar Gonzalez [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Rep. Dagmara Avelar [D]	Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]
Sen. Willie Preston [D]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]	Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas [D]
Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

2023-03-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 71 N: 38 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-08	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2024-02-20	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Lakesia Collins
2023-05-10	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
2023-05-10	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ann Gillespie
2023-04-20	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2023-04-18	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2023-04-10	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
2023-04-05	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
2023-03-24	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-24	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-24	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
2023-03-24	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-24	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-038-000
2023-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
2023-03-14	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-14	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-07	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-004-000
2023-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
2023-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2023-03-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins
2023-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2023-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
2023-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
2023-02-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2023-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2023-02-21	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2023-02-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
2023-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-31	House	First Reading
2023-01-20	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
705	405	5-5A-101	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-105	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-110	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-115	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-120	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-125	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-130	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-135	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-140	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-145	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-150	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-155	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-160	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-165	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-170	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-175	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-180	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-185	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-190	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-195	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-200	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-205	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-210	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	5-5A-215	New Code	See Bill Text
705	405	Art. V Pt. 5A he	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1294&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1294.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1294eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1294ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB1294_03232023_033000T.pdf