republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-1791.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT- PLACEMENT ORDERS"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if, after reviewing the evidence, including evidence provided from the Department of Children and Family Services, the court determines that the minor's current or planned placement is not necessary or appropriate to facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court shall put in writing the factual basis supporting this determination, enter specific findings based on the evidence, enter other orders necessary to protect the health, safety, and best interests of the minor and may direct the Department to implement a recommendation by a clinician, Department, or assigned agency. Provides that if the Department places a minor in a placement under an order, the Department may remove the minor from the placement when a change in circumstances necessitates the removal of the minor to protect the minor's health, safety, and best interest. Provides that if the Department determines a removal of the minor is necessary, the Department shall notify the minor's counsel or guardian ad litem of the planned placement change in writing no later than 10 days prior to the implementation of the Department's determination unless remaining in the placement poses an imminent risk of harm to the minor, in which case the Department shall notify the minor's counsel or guardian ad litem of the placement change in writing immediately following the implementation of the Department's determination. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 1791"
citation: "Illinois HB 1791 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/589670e2-2a44-4182-8fe3-c13ba005d66a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1791&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=102378&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "8e316dd31ea67d4162a43908d6c1a5c9ad4e3884ff7293df06ab0caf180e4cda"
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 1791 (100th) — JUV CT- PLACEMENT ORDERS

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if, after reviewing the evidence, including evidence provided from the Department of Children and Family Services, the court determines that the minor's current or planned placement is not necessary or appropriate to facilitate achievement of the permanency goal, the court shall put in writing the factual basis supporting this determination, enter specific findings based on the evidence, enter other orders necessary to protect the health, safety, and best interests of the minor and may direct the Department to implement a recommendation by a clinician, Department, or assigned agency. Provides that if the Department places a minor in a placement under an order, the Department may remove the minor from the placement when a change in circumstances necessitates the removal of the minor to protect the minor's health, safety, and best interest. Provides that if the Department determines a removal of the minor is necessary, the Department shall notify the minor's counsel or guardian ad litem of the planned placement change in writing no later than 10 days prior to the implementation of the Department's determination unless remaining in the placement poses an imminent risk of harm to the minor, in which case the Department shall notify the minor's counsel or guardian ad litem of the placement change in writing immediately following the implementation of the Department's determination. 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=10000HB1791&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102378&DocNum=1791&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1791eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102378&DocNum=1791&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB1791enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=102378&DocNum=1791&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2017-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2017-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 29, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2017-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2017
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0045 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/589670e2-2a44-4182-8fe3-c13ba005d66a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).