Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that inpatient placement in a mental health or developmental disabilities facility may only be ordered if the minor is found unfit due to a mental illness or developmental disability and exhibits clinical needs warranting a hospital level of care. Provides that placement, if appropriate, shall be based on the minor's eligibility under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the availability of services consistent with the minor's age and clinical needs. Provides that any petitions or certificates required under that Code shall be prepared and filed in accordance with its provisions. Changes the composition and appointments of the Juvenile Discharge Hearing Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall issue its written report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2028 and the Task Force shall be dissolved following its submission of its report. Provides that no later than December 31, 2027, and on December 31 of each year thereafter, the Department of Human Services shall prepare and post on the Department of Human Services' website an annual report, covering the previous fiscal year, on youth receiving fitness restoration services. This report shall include de-identified data on numbers, characteristics, and outcomes of minors receiving fitness restoration services through the Department of Human Services and through programs contracted by the Department of Human Services. The data in the report should be disaggregated by age and geography. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall identify relevant data and recommend mechanisms to collect and analyze data, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, age, and socioeconomic status, resulting from the implementation of these provisions. Provides that the report and recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly by January 1, 2029. Makes other changes. Effective July 1, 2026.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-04-17 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5270 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

---

PolitiCorps Conversations

Start PolitiCorps Debate

Title	PolitiCorps	Access	Comments	Views	Last Post
There are no visible public or private PolitiCorps discussions concerning the 2025 Illinois HB5270 at this time.