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type: "Bill"
title: "JUV COURT-PROBATION"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the period of probation or conditional discharge of a juvenile shall be a period of at least 5 years, or until the minor has attained the age of 21, whichever is less, only if the juvenile is found to be guilty of first degree murder, and not if the juvenile is found to be guilty of a Class X felony or a forcible felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 6291"
citation: "Illinois HB 6291 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84720fdc-e8df-4c52-85cf-f6d30ebe1307"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6291&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95842&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "619e6bf55f25ae72bfc3b930f8b0da3fe04427eb8a4436707373b8e8cfb6c863"
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 6291 (99th) — JUV COURT-PROBATION
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the period of probation or conditional discharge of a juvenile shall be a period of at least 5 years, or until the minor has attained the age of 21, whichever is less, only if the juvenile is found to be guilty of first degree murder, and not if the juvenile is found to be guilty of a Class X felony or a forcible felony.
## 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=09900HB6291&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95842&DocNum=6291&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6291eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95842&DocNum=6291&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6291enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95842&DocNum=6291&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **6548** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **4015** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)
- Karen McConnaughay — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2016-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-003-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-22** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2016-04-22** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2016-04-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2016-04-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2016-04-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2016-04-22** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2016-05-03** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-03** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
- **2016-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2016-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2016-05-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2016-05-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2016-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-048-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2016-05-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2016-05-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-26** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-30** Waive Posting Notice
- **2016-05-30** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2016-05-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2016-05-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 040-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0879 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84720fdc-e8df-4c52-85cf-f6d30ebe1307`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).