republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/hb-2861.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. In the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Act, provides that, within 30 (Instead of 35) days after placing a child in its care in a qualified residential treatment program, as defined by the federal Social Security Act, the Department of Children and Family Services shall prepare a written report for filing with the court and send copies of the report to all parties (rather than filing a written report with the court and send copies of the report to all parties). Provides that, within 20 days of the filing of the report, or as soon thereafter as the court's schedule allows but not more than 60 days from the date of placement, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the Department's report and determine whether placement of the child in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive environment and if the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan for the child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2861"
citation: "Illinois HB 2861 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Feigenholtz", "Terra Costa Howard"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-07-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5c9b74a-a93d-44fd-a528-8d24da621512"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2861&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147993&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "5c31fa59d627193d29fd20acb200688d425ab59df6065eed90a32696313ddbcf"
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 2861 (103rd) — JUV CT-RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. In the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Act, provides that, within 30 (Instead of 35) days after placing a child in its care in a qualified residential treatment program, as defined by the federal Social Security Act, the Department of Children and Family Services shall prepare a written report for filing with the court and send copies of the report to all parties (rather than filing a written report with the court and send copies of the report to all parties). Provides that, within 20 days of the filing of the report, or as soon thereafter as the court's schedule allows but not more than 60 days from the date of placement, the court shall hold a hearing to consider the Department's report and determine whether placement of the child in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive environment and if the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the child, as specified in the permanency plan for the child.

## 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/10300HB2861.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2861eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2861enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Adoption & Child Welfare — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
- Terra Costa Howard — primary (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard `filing`
- **2023-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 013-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2023-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 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
- **2023-05-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-07-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0171 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5c9b74a-a93d-44fd-a528-8d24da621512`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).