republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/sb-651.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-VENUE-TRANSFER"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that not later than the 15th working day after the date an order of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in the county to which the transfer is being made an authenticated copy of the court record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, and the minute orders and docket entries of the court. Provides that the clerk of the receiving court shall set a status hearing within 10 business days of receipt of the case and shall notify the judge of the receiving court and all parties. Provides that the receiving court shall review the court record immediately upon receipt. Provides that within 20 business days of receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case and scheduled a status date. Provides that until the transferring court receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over the case. Provides that if for any reason the receiving court does not accept the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business days of receiving the case, send a notice to the transferring court indicating its reasons. Provides that the transferring court shall continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set the matter for status within 20 business days. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 651"
citation: "Illinois SB 651 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "Robert Peters"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fbe5e8b-1873-40c9-83f2-be11cfe77811"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=651&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133251&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "f0c073d74e70817b4ff189735b2428d8c112dc11b1342a0de77930249afafa39"
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 651 (102nd) — JUV CT-VENUE-TRANSFER

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that not later than the 15th working day after the date an order of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in the county to which the transfer is being made an authenticated copy of the court record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, and the minute orders and docket entries of the court. Provides that the clerk of the receiving court shall set a status hearing within 10 business days of receipt of the case and shall notify the judge of the receiving court and all parties. Provides that the receiving court shall review the court record immediately upon receipt. Provides that within 20 business days of receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case and scheduled a status date. Provides that until the transferring court receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over the case. Provides that if for any reason the receiving court does not accept the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business days of receiving the case, send a notice to the transferring court indicating its reasons. Provides that the transferring court shall continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set the matter for status within 20 business days. 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/SB/PDF/10200SB0651.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0651eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0651enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Robert Peters — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters `filing`
- **2021-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Assigned to Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** To Subcommittee on Children & Family
- **2021-03-22** Reported Back To Health; 004-000-000
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Health; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 15, 2021
- **2021-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-12** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2021-05-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2021
- **2021-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0164 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fbe5e8b-1873-40c9-83f2-be11cfe77811`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).