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type: "Bill"
title: "MINORS-JUV CT-PROBATE"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Relocates a provision regarding special immigrant minors from the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article to the General Provisions Article. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a petition for guardianship of the person of a minor who is 18 years of age or older, but who has not yet attained 21 years of age, may be filed by a parent, relative, or nonrelative person over the age of 21. Provides that a court making determinations concerning such a petition shall consider the best interest of the minor. Provides that an appointed guardian shall have responsibility for the custody, nurture, and tuition of the minor, and shall have the right to determine the minor's residence based on the minor's best interest. Provides that a minor who is the subject of a petition for guardianship or for extension of guardianship may be referred for psychological, educational, medical, or social services under certain circumstances. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 369"
citation: "Illinois HB 369 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cristina Castro", "Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59cea931-f233-40c9-b0e7-64504926937f"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=369&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128317&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "075201c9c20c0b8a91f3e1a7347bfd5fa1a84d54bae8757e2c17e3970b9da791"
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 369 (102nd) — MINORS-JUV CT-PROBATE
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Relocates a provision regarding special immigrant minors from the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article to the General Provisions Article. Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a petition for guardianship of the person of a minor who is 18 years of age or older, but who has not yet attained 21 years of age, may be filed by a parent, relative, or nonrelative person over the age of 21. Provides that a court making determinations concerning such a petition shall consider the best interest of the minor. Provides that an appointed guardian shall have responsibility for the custody, nurture, and tuition of the minor, and shall have the right to determine the minor's residence based on the minor's best interest. Provides that a minor who is the subject of a petition for guardianship or for extension of guardianship may be referred for psychological, educational, medical, or social services under certain circumstances. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0369.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0369eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0369ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0369enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8531** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `filing`
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 005-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2021-04-22** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2021-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 085-031-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2021-04-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Waive Posting Notice
- **2021-05-29** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
- **2021-05-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2021
- **2021-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date August 6, 2021
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0259 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59cea931-f233-40c9-b0e7-64504926937f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).