republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-2404.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-DELINQUENCY AGE"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Changes the definition of delinquent minor to include a person who was under 18 (rather than 17) years of age when he or she committed an offense classified as a felony. Also changes the age concerning confidentiality of juvenile records. Provides that the restrictions apply to persons taken into custody before their 18th (rather than 17th) birthday. Makes corresponding change in the expungement provisions of the Act. Provides that the amendatory changes are prospective."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2404"
citation: "Illinois HB 2404 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 73
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-20"
last_action: "2013-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5fda1a1-c8eb-4bde-bb65-fb757394b7eb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2404&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74189&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3868c5d1662fa675566dbc3da1b8ac7b375246623babbf3b89ea18bdba9ac470"
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 HB 2404 (98th) — JUV CT-DELINQUENCY AGE

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Changes the definition of delinquent minor to include a person who was under 18 (rather than 17) years of age when he or she committed an offense classified as a felony. Also changes the age concerning confidentiality of juvenile records. Provides that the restrictions apply to persons taken into custody before their 18th (rather than 17th) birthday. Makes corresponding change in the expungement provisions of the Act. Provides that the amendatory changes are prospective.

## 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=09800HB2404&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74189&DocNum=2404&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2404eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74189&DocNum=2404&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2404enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74189&DocNum=2404&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **89–26** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2013-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2013-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 013-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2013-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2013-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2013-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-026-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2013-04-16** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2013-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2013-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2013-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2013-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2013-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 040-010-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-08** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0061 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5fda1a1-c8eb-4bde-bb65-fb757394b7eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).