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| Bill | JUV CT&CRIM PRO-COUNSEL | Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that in a delinquency proceeding, a minor may not waive the right to the assistance of counsel in his or her defense. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a person under 17 years of age may not waive the right to the assistance of counsel in his or her defense in any judicial proceeding. Provides that except for the offenses of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries or damage to a vehicle, driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, reckless driving, and aggravated reckless driving, this provision does not apply to proceedings involving violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 1953 | Illinois SB 1953 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 47 | 3 | 2005-02-25 | 2005-07-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/6b945a3e-31c0-4113-a3e8-13f54d8e5f10 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1953&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20380&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 75e17c09fc1c78efc0ffca5ea45bfa27e95ef0be35d9da25bc6f3a505585948c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1953 (94th) — JUV CT&CRIM PRO-COUNSEL
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that in a delinquency proceeding, a minor may not waive the right to the assistance of counsel in his or her defense. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a person under 17 years of age may not waive the right to the assistance of counsel in his or her defense in any judicial proceeding. Provides that except for the offenses of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injuries or damage to a vehicle, driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, reckless driving, and aggravated reckless driving, this provision does not apply to proceedings involving violations of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 33–15 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kenneth Dunkin — cosponsor (person)
- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-25 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
filing - 2005-02-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-25 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-03-02 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2005-03-09 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2005-03-16 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-002-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- 2005-04-06 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- 2005-04-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2005-04-11 Third Reading - Passed; 033-015-001
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-11 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-12 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- 2005-04-12 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-12 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-20 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-001-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- 2005-05-05 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2005-05-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-18 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins
amendment-introduction - 2005-05-18 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Annazette Collins
- 2005-05-19 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2005-05-20 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- 2005-05-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-26 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02
- 2005-05-26 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 02-May 27, 2005.
- 2005-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Kwame Raoul
filing - 2005-05-26 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2005-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- 2005-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- 2005-05-27 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-26 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-26 Effective Date July 26, 2005
- 2005-07-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0345
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6b945a3e-31c0-4113-a3e8-13f54d8e5f10. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).