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type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT&CRIM PRO-COUNSEL"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1953"
citation: "Illinois SB 1953 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b945a3e-31c0-4113-a3e8-13f54d8e5f10"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1953&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20380&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "75e17c09fc1c78efc0ffca5ea45bfa27e95ef0be35d9da25bc6f3a505585948c"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1953&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20380&DocNum=1953&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1953eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20380&DocNum=1953&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1953enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20380&DocNum=1953&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **3315** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b945a3e-31c0-4113-a3e8-13f54d8e5f10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).