---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-JURISDICTION&VENUE"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Deletes from the definition of \"delinquent minor\" that the minor violated or attempted to violate any federal law and that a minor may meet the definition of \"delinquent minor\" regardless of where the act occurred. Makes conforming changes in Sections concerning venue and exclusive jurisdiction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2223"
citation: "Illinois HB 2223 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly M. Cassidy", "Robert Peters"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8cad8c8-be07-4403-b315-49796ae6c8be"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2223&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=146482&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "8bd064da3c9f5fc8a12f8aed569936c025aec61263d425180115e0be24e2dc35"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 2223 (103rd) — JUV CT-JURISDICTION&VENUE

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Deletes from the definition of "delinquent minor" that the minor violated or attempted to violate any federal law and that a minor may meet the definition of "delinquent minor" regardless of where the act occurred. Makes conforming changes in Sections concerning venue and exclusive jurisdiction.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2223.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2223eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2223enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **71–37** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion To Adopt — **39–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
- Robert Peters — primary (person)
- Anne Stava-Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Kam Buckner — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — cosponsor (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy `filing`
- **2023-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- **2023-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2023-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- **2023-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000
- **2023-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- **2023-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2023-03-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2023-03-14** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2023-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-037-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2023-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-03-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 007-003-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2023
- **2023-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 039-017-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0027 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8cad8c8-be07-4403-b315-49796ae6c8be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).