---
type: "Bill"
title: "COURTS-TECH"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 83"
citation: "Illinois HB 83 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-05"
last_action: "2011-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcb468ca-17cb-4c49-bc30-689a93aac1cd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=83&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54527&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "e3380fbe35ce11b203998086bf3dad97781765fbc858e27f800d6f8e3d010576"
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 83 (97th) — COURTS-TECH

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=09700HB0083&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54527&DocNum=83&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0083eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54527&DocNum=83&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0083enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54527&DocNum=83&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **73–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karen A. Yarbrough — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-05** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins `filing`
- **2011-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Re-assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2011-03-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Withdrawn by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 5 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2011-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-025-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-001-002 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0362 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcb468ca-17cb-4c49-bc30-689a93aac1cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).