---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-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 (rather than shall) be confined in an adult detention facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 524"
citation: "Illinois HB 524 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-30"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef1513bf-e071-4878-ae47-7569f2525ee0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=524&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=961&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "df657c76e9d3fcd47268ca0481736cb7881e3dde82e762152ee169d38ede6713"
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 524 (93rd) — JUV CT-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 (rather than shall) be confined in an adult detention facility.

## 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=09300HB0524&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=961&DocNum=524&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0524eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=961&DocNum=524&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0524enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=961&DocNum=524&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arthur L. Turner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner `filing`
- **2003-01-30** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2003-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; 005-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-04-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 054-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0255 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef1513bf-e071-4878-ae47-7569f2525ee0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).