---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-JUV DETENTION"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that persons 17 years of age and older who have a petition of delinquency filed against them may be confined in an adult detention facility. Provides that in making a determination whether to confine a person 17 years of age or older who has a petition of delinquency filed against the person, these factors among other matters shall be considered: (1) the age of the person; (2) any previous delinquent or criminal history of the person; (3) any previous abuse or neglect history of the person; (4) any mental health history of the person; and (5) any educational history of the person. Provides that if the underlying offense is a misdemeanor, then only a person 18 years of age or older may be confined in an adult detention facility. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1844"
citation: "Illinois SB 1844 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0ce584a-dfb3-4490-a2ab-04e250732f94"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1844&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72768&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "d06be07a5bc031766181219be446c87dd12e05dc9dbeadba2165e7282351de28"
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 SB 1844 (98th) — JUV CT-JUV DETENTION

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that persons 17 years of age and older who have a petition of delinquency filed against them may be confined in an adult detention facility. Provides that in making a determination whether to confine a person 17 years of age or older who has a petition of delinquency filed against the person, these factors among other matters shall be considered: (1) the age of the person; (2) any previous delinquent or criminal history of the person; (3) any previous abuse or neglect history of the person; (4) any mental health history of the person; and (5) any educational history of the person. Provides that if the underlying offense is a misdemeanor, then only a person 18 years of age or older may be confined in an adult detention facility. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800SB1844&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72768&DocNum=1844&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1844eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72768&DocNum=1844&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1844enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72768&DocNum=1844&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **100–9** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2013-03-13** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2013-03-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2013
- **2013-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2013
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2013-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2013-05-24** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-009-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-23** Effective Date August 23, 2013
- **2013-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0536 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0ce584a-dfb3-4490-a2ab-04e250732f94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).