Illinois Senate Bill 1834

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Passed on June 30 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0233
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a neglected minor includes any minor (rather than a minor under 14 years) whose parent or other person responsible for the minor's welfare leaves the minor without supervision for an unreasonable period of time without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that minor. Provides that a minor shall not be considered neglected for the sole reason that the minor was engaged in independent activities, except if the person responsible for the minor's health, safety, or welfare willfully disregards danger that the independent activity poses to the physical or mental health of the minor under circumstances when the danger is sufficiently obvious that no reasonable person would cause or permit the minor to be unsupervised in such a situation given the minor's level of maturity, physical condition, or mental abilities. Provides factors that must be considered in determining if a minor's needs can be sufficiently met during an independent activity. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to change the child abandonment statute. Deletes language providing that a person commits child abandonment by leaving a child who is under the age of 13 without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 24 hours or more. Provides instead that a person commits child abandonment when he or she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, knowingly permits a child to engage in independent activities that were unreasonable under the circumstances or for an unreasonable period of time without regard for the minor's mental or physical health, safety or well-being. Provides that no specific age shall be determinative of reasonableness, and that reasonableness shall be determined by the maturity of each individual child. Effective immediately.

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Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Rep. Justin Slaughter [D]	Rep. Mary Flowers [D]
Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]	Rep. Sonya Harper [D]	Rep. Janet Yang Rohr [D]

2023-05-09 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-29 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-30	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0233
2023-06-30	Senate	Effective Date June 30, 2023
2023-06-30	Senate	Governor Approved
2023-06-07	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-09	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-09	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
2023-05-09	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
2023-05-09	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lakesia Collins
2023-05-09	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2023-05-09	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2023-05-03	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-05-03	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-27	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
2023-04-26	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-04-25	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
2023-04-18	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2023-03-30	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-30	House	First Reading
2023-03-30	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2023-03-30	House	Arrived in House
2023-03-29	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
2023-03-22	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 23, 2023
2023-03-22	Senate	Second Reading
2023-03-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2023
2023-03-10	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 010-000-000
2023-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2023-02-21	Senate	Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
2023-02-14	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2023-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
705	405	2-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-21.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12C-10	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1834&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1834.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1834eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1834enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0233.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB1834sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300SB1834_03292023_034000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300SB1834_05092023_019000T.pdf