---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-SPECIAL IMMIGRANT MINOR"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that any minor under 18 years of age who has been declared dependent by a juvenile court can be deemed eligible by that court for long-term foster care due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment if that minor is otherwise eligible for special immigrant juvenile status under federal law. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2203"
citation: "Illinois HB 2203 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-18"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8e72e3b-7e53-4627-82e9-df02d33775ce"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2203&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3285&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "dca8b4c550c862bb85318c735e93c247d484c30a8850a6eb845222cfc4160586"
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 2203 (93rd) — JUV CT-SPECIAL IMMIGRANT MINOR

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that any minor under 18 years of age who has been declared dependent by a juvenile court can be deemed eligible by that court for long-term foster care due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment if that minor is otherwise eligible for special immigrant juvenile status under federal law. 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=09300HB2203&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3285&DocNum=2203&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2203eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3285&DocNum=2203&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2203enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3285&DocNum=2203&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Larry McKeon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `filing`
- **2003-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Assigned to Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Julie Hamos `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2003-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-03-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `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`
- **2003-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `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** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0145 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8e72e3b-7e53-4627-82e9-df02d33775ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).