republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/hb-1434.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-HOSPITAL&AGENCY RECORDS"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes changes concerning the admissibility of hospital or public or private agency records in an adjudicatory hearing concerning an abused, neglected, or dependent minor. Requires the court to find that the document was made in the regular course of the business of the hospital or agency (instead of that the document was made in the regular course of the business of the hospital or agency and that it was in the regular course of such business to make it). Provides that a certification by an agent (in addition to the head or responsible employee) of the hospital or agency attesting that a record satisfies specified conditions shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained in such certification. Deletes language requiring that a certification by someone other than the head of the hospital or agency shall be accompanied by a photocopy of a delegation of authority signed by both the head of the hospital or agency and by such other employee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 1434"
citation: "Illinois HB 1434 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Fowler", "Patrick Windhorst"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4948316e-ae5e-47a3-b54a-d155760ab9a6"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1434&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=143689&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "2931bc0a0e10b5743abafab014da9c79be93805ed12b45198a3fbcff878ba7de"
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 1434 (103rd) — JUV CT-HOSPITAL&AGENCY RECORDS

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes changes concerning the admissibility of hospital or public or private agency records in an adjudicatory hearing concerning an abused, neglected, or dependent minor. Requires the court to find that the document was made in the regular course of the business of the hospital or agency (instead of that the document was made in the regular course of the business of the hospital or agency and that it was in the regular course of such business to make it). Provides that a certification by an agent (in addition to the head or responsible employee) of the hospital or agency attesting that a record satisfies specified conditions shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained in such certification. Deletes language requiring that a certification by someone other than the head of the hospital or agency shall be accompanied by a photocopy of a delegation of authority signed by both the head of the hospital or agency and by such other employee.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1434.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1434eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB1434enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dale Fowler — primary (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst `filing`
- **2023-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-15** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2023-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 009-000-000
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2023
- **2023-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 8, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0124 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4948316e-ae5e-47a3-b54a-d155760ab9a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).