republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/sb-1458.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATION OFFICER-PEACE OFF"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that for purposes of that Act only, probation officers shall be considered peace officers. Provides that in the exercise of their official duties, probation officers, sheriffs, and police officers may, anywhere within the State, arrest any minor who is in violation of any conditions of his or her probation, continuance under supervision, or informal supervision. Provides that it is the duty of the officer making the arrest to take the minor before the court having jurisdiction over the minor for further action. Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that for purposes of that Act only, probation officers shall be considered peace officers (rather than peace officers in the exercise of their official duties). Provides that in the exercise of their official duties, probation officers, sheriffs, and police officers may arrest a probationer who is in violation of the conditions of his or her conditional discharge or supervision as well as in violation of his or her probation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1458"
citation: "Illinois SB 1458 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17b9e801-29b3-486a-ad1d-0abb8e81a840"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1458&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4513&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "9333edc5278bbdc28709d5d97daa57f1389313d50e9fc4aad0e4fcf266067ff9"
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 1458 (93rd) — PROBATION OFFICER-PEACE OFF

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that for purposes of that Act only, probation officers shall be considered peace officers. Provides that in the exercise of their official duties, probation officers, sheriffs, and police officers may, anywhere within the State, arrest any minor who is in violation of any conditions of his or her probation, continuance under supervision, or informal supervision. Provides that it is the duty of the officer making the arrest to take the minor before the court having jurisdiction over the minor for further action. Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that for purposes of that Act only, probation officers shall be considered peace officers (rather than peace officers in the exercise of their official duties). Provides that in the exercise of their official duties, probation officers, sheriffs, and police officers may arrest a probationer who is in violation of the conditions of his or her conditional discharge or supervision as well as in violation of his or her probation.

## 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=09300SB1458&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4513&DocNum=1458&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1458eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4513&DocNum=1458&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1458enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4513&DocNum=1458&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2003-02-20** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2003-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-08** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 09,2003
- **2003-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2003-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2003-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2003-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0576 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17b9e801-29b3-486a-ad1d-0abb8e81a840`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).