---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-DCFS-GUARDIANSHIP"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a delinquent minor under 15 years of age (rather than under 13 years of age) may be placed in the guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 291"
citation: "Illinois HB 291 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-01-16"
last_action: "2007-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad1ec8ad-10aa-41c9-a58f-243eed9c3fcd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=291&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27039&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "522b0c4e610c713f92ccc8f93bd3a74b7038f1ed7178a7ed68115dae3981ed35"
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 291 (95th) — JUV CT-DCFS-GUARDIANSHIP

Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a delinquent minor under 15 years of age (rather than under 13 years of age) may be placed in the guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0291&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27039&DocNum=291&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0291eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27039&DocNum=291&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0291enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27039&DocNum=291&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **104–7** (fail) · lower
- Motion — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richard P. Myers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Richard P. Myers `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Richard P. Myers `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-19** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2007-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2007-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As December 31, 2007
- **2007-05-31** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As December 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-06-14** Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 008-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-06-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2007-06-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-06-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-06-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-06-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-25** Governor Amendatory Veto `executive-veto`
- **2007-09-26** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 2, 2007
- **2007-09-28** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2007-10-03** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-03** Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 104-007-000
- **2007-10-10** Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto October 11, 2007
- **2007-10-11** Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2007-10-11** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-10-11** Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 059-000-000
- **2007-10-11** Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
- **2007-10-17** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-10-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0642 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad1ec8ad-10aa-41c9-a58f-243eed9c3fcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).