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type: "Bill"
title: "DETENTION-DCFS WARD"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if the Court prescribes detention, and the minor is a ward of the Department of Children and Family Services, a hearing shall be held every 14 days to determine that there is urgent and immediate necessity to detain the minor for the protection of person or property of another. Provides that if urgent and immediate necessity is not found on the basis of the protection of the community, the minor shall be released to the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that if the Court prescribes detention based on the minor being likely to flee the jurisdiction, and the minor is a ward of the Department of Children and Family Services, a hearing shall be held every 7 days for status on the location of shelter care placement by the Department of Children and Family Services. Detention shall not be used as a shelter care placement for minors in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 2370"
citation: "Illinois SB 2370 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Connor", "Justin Slaughter"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adf2c451-8d96-4da7-a863-9403c9abe751"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2370&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=135024&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "c3c3756cd9f52a48f2be6bf0a3edf1351dcfa7fb2f1194113621389449df1c9a"
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 2370 (102nd) — DETENTION-DCFS WARD
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if the Court prescribes detention, and the minor is a ward of the Department of Children and Family Services, a hearing shall be held every 14 days to determine that there is urgent and immediate necessity to detain the minor for the protection of person or property of another. Provides that if urgent and immediate necessity is not found on the basis of the protection of the community, the minor shall be released to the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that if the Court prescribes detention based on the minor being likely to flee the jurisdiction, and the minor is a ward of the Department of Children and Family Services, a hearing shall be held every 7 days for status on the location of shelter care placement by the Department of Children and Family Services. Detention shall not be used as a shelter care placement for minors in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services.
## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB2370.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2370eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2370ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2370ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB2370enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Connor — primary (person)
- Justin Slaughter — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John Connor `filing`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2021
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
- **2021-05-11** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-11** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-17** Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
- **2021-05-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John Connor `filing`
- **2021-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2021-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2021-05-30** Senate Concurs
- **2021-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-27** Effective Date January 1, 2023
- **2021-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0654 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/adf2c451-8d96-4da7-a863-9403c9abe751`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).