republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4495.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MINOR-DCFS CUSTODY-AGE"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or committed to the Department of Children and Family Services by any court, except a minor less than 18 (rather than 15) years of age and committed to the Department of Children and Family Services under the sentencing order provisions of the Delinquency Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or a minor for whom a basis (deletes independent) of abuse, neglect, or dependency exists. Provides that a delinquent minor may be placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services if the delinquent minor is under 18 (rather than 15) years of age and the court finds that reasonable efforts have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal and that continuance in the home of the parent or guardian would be contrary to the minor's welfare. Provides that a delinquent minor may be placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services under the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4495"
citation: "Illinois HB 4495 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-30"
last_action: "2014-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93a08ddf-263d-42cc-a357-2a09e2c2eef8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4495&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78872&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "1ad52a392c32fdda727e7e087394510af459d10fdc14e2a44f38153a04b1a10a"
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 4495 (98th) — MINOR-DCFS CUSTODY-AGE

Amends the Children and Family Services Act and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or committed to the Department of Children and Family Services by any court, except a minor less than 18 (rather than 15) years of age and committed to the Department of Children and Family Services under the sentencing order provisions of the Delinquency Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or a minor for whom a basis (deletes independent) of abuse, neglect, or dependency exists. Provides that a delinquent minor may be placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services if the delinquent minor is under 18 (rather than 15) years of age and the court finds that reasonable efforts have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal and that continuance in the home of the parent or guardian would be contrary to the minor's welfare. Provides that a delinquent minor may be placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services under the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

## 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=09800HB4495&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78872&DocNum=4495&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4495eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78872&DocNum=4495&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4495enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78872&DocNum=4495&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing`
- **2014-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2014-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2014-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0803 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93a08ddf-263d-42cc-a357-2a09e2c2eef8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).