---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-NEGLECT-METH"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that proof that a minor was present in a structure or vehicle in which the minor's parent, custodian, or guardian was involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine constitutes prima facie evidence of abuse and neglect."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2447"
citation: "Illinois SB 2447 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 72
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db3539db-8612-4b71-9c4d-ef4f12eefd93"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2447&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=8692&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "926678d8cdb69c32a0df54e1f0fa15bdaa4b44eff40213071458f3b214b44064"
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 2447 (93rd) — JUV CT-NEGLECT-METH

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that proof that a minor was present in a structure or vehicle in which the minor's parent, custodian, or guardian was involved in the manufacture of methamphetamine constitutes prima facie evidence of abuse and neglect.

## 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=09300SB2447&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8692&DocNum=2447&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2447eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8692&DocNum=2447&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2447enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8692&DocNum=2447&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Careen Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
- Dan Brady — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- David R. Leitch — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Aguilar — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Watson — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
- Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
- Richard P. Myers — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
- **2004-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2004-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven J. Rauschenberger
- **2004-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2004-02-10** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2004
- **2004-02-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2004-02-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2004-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2004-02-26** Fiscal Note Filed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-24** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-04-22** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2004-04-22** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-04-22** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2004-04-30** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-03** Fiscal Note Filed Amended from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2004-05-04** Fiscal Note Filed -Amended
- **2004-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2004-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0884 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db3539db-8612-4b71-9c4d-ef4f12eefd93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).