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type: "Bill"
title: "APP DEFEND-JUV RESOURCE CENTER"
description: "Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that the State Appellate Defender may develop a Juvenile Defender Resource Center to: (i) study, design, develop, and implement model systems for the delivery of trial level defender services for juveniles in the justice system; (ii) in cases in which a sentence of incarceration or an adult sentence, or both, is an authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with legal advice and the assistance of expert witnesses and investigators from funds appropriated to the Office of the State Appellate Defender by the General Assembly specifically for that purpose; (iii) develop and provide training to public defenders on juvenile justice issues, utilizing resources including the State and local bar associations, the Illinois Public Defender Association, law schools, the Midwest Juvenile Defender Center, and pro bono efforts by law firms, and (iv) make an annual report to the General Assembly."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 521"
citation: "Illinois SB 521 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff6c43b1-0589-4200-9356-11c578064765"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=521&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28320&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "b9a1c32c13adf907d71c1236899f21ca63e9e6ef44771ba284f51454effd0c62"
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 SB 521 (95th) — APP DEFEND-JUV RESOURCE CENTER
Amends the State Appellate Defender Act. Provides that the State Appellate Defender may develop a Juvenile Defender Resource Center to: (i) study, design, develop, and implement model systems for the delivery of trial level defender services for juveniles in the justice system; (ii) in cases in which a sentence of incarceration or an adult sentence, or both, is an authorized disposition, provide trial counsel with legal advice and the assistance of expert witnesses and investigators from funds appropriated to the Office of the State Appellate Defender by the General Assembly specifically for that purpose; (iii) develop and provide training to public defenders on juvenile justice issues, utilizing resources including the State and local bar associations, the Illinois Public Defender Association, law schools, the Midwest Juvenile Defender Center, and pro bono efforts by law firms, and (iv) make an annual report to the General Assembly.
## 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=09500SB0521&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28320&DocNum=521&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0521eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28320&DocNum=521&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0521enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28320&DocNum=521&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007
- **2007-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2007-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0376 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff6c43b1-0589-4200-9356-11c578064765`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).