republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/101st/hb-1579.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DISORDERLY CONDUCT-SCHL-MINOR"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that before a sentencing order is entered by the court for a minor adjudged delinquent for disorderly conduct by transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner a threat of destruction of a school building or school property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm directed against persons at a school, school function, or school event, whether or not school is in session, in which the minor made a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm against a person, school, school function, or school event, the court shall order a mental health evaluation of the minor by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by the State, by any public or private mental health facility or part of the facility, or by any public or private medical facility or part of the facility. Provides that a statement made by a minor during the course of a mental health evaluation conducted under the Act is not admissible on the issue of delinquency during the course of an adjudicatory hearing held under the Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning disorderly conduct. Provides that the threat may be made in any manner. Provides that reimbursement by the defendant for the costs of an emergency response to a school does not apply if the court determines that the defendant is indigent."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 1579"
citation: "Illinois HB 1579 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f990bbe-2aee-4b22-8e20-f87d4fdb5fcf"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1579&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=116045&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "98cbabe4eb6078da0c8fd704991ab56b59572417e74be4f36966852eeae9a3a1"
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 1579 (101st) — DISORDERLY CONDUCT-SCHL-MINOR

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that before a sentencing order is entered by the court for a minor adjudged delinquent for disorderly conduct by transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner a threat of destruction of a school building or school property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm directed against persons at a school, school function, or school event, whether or not school is in session, in which the minor made a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm against a person, school, school function, or school event, the court shall order a mental health evaluation of the minor by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by the State, by any public or private mental health facility or part of the facility, or by any public or private medical facility or part of the facility. Provides that a statement made by a minor during the course of a mental health evaluation conducted under the Act is not admissible on the issue of delinquency during the course of an adjudicatory hearing held under the Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning disorderly conduct. Provides that the threat may be made in any manner. Provides that reimbursement by the defendant for the costs of an emergency response to a school does not apply if the court determines that the defendant is indigent.

## 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=10100HB1579&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116045&DocNum=1579&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1579eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116045&DocNum=1579&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB1579enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=116045&DocNum=1579&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `filing`
- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2019-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2019-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2019-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2019-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2019-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2019-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000
- **2019-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000
- **2019-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2019-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2019-05-30** House Concurs
- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0238 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f990bbe-2aee-4b22-8e20-f87d4fdb5fcf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).