Illinois House Bill 4776

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor found to be guilty may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice if the minor is at least 14 (rather than 13) years and under 20 years of age, provided that the commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be made only if the minor was found guilty of a felony offense or first degree murder. Provides that when a minor of the age of at least 14 (rather than 13) years is adjudged delinquent for the offense of first degree murder, the court shall declare the minor a ward of the court and order the minor committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice until the minor's 21st birthday, without the possibility of aftercare release, furlough, or nonemergency authorized absence for a period of 5 years from the date the minor was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.

JUV CT-SENTENCING

Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]	Rep. Anne Stava-Murray [D]
Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]
Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-04-17	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Standard Debate
2024-04-17	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
2024-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
2024-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2024-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2024-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2024-04-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2024-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2024-04-11	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2024-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2024-03-21	House	Judicial Note Filed
2024-03-20	House	Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Patrick Windhorst
2024-03-13	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
2024-03-12	House	Do Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-006-000
2024-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
2024-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2024-02-14	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2024-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-06	House	First Reading
2024-02-05	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
705	405	5-710	Amended Code	Citation Text
705	405	5-750	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4776&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB4776.htm