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What this bill does

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a committed person may make a request to be transferred to another institution or facility every 6 months. Provides that a committed person, or the committed person's parent or guardian, may make a request to be transferred to another institution or facility of the Department of Juvenile Justice at any time.

Sponsor: Maurice A. West, II Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-01-03
Stuck
P(Advance)
34.7%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Confidence: 65%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: Floor Vote · Last action 51 days ago · PENDING

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Public Engagement

18 witness slips filed 12 proponents / 2 opponents 8 organizations

Witness slips

18 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Brenda Alwerdt RbrokenSystems.org RbrokenSystems.org Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-11
John Amdor Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group Juvenile Justice Initiative Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-11
Misty Swift Self Self Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-11
MARK MCCOMBS SAFER FOUNDATION SAFER FOUNDATION Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-04
David Schwartz Self Self Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-25
Lindsey Hammond Restore Justice Restore Justice Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-25
David Schwartz Self Self Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-18
Lindsey Hammond Restore Justice Restore Justice Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-18
Savannah King self self Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-18
Randy Walker self self Opponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-25
Joanna Webb-Gauvin AFSCME Council 31 AFSCME Council 31 Opponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-18
Michael Zalewski Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP Illinois State's Attorney Association No Position On Merits Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-04
Michael Zalewski Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP Illinois State's Attorney Association No Position On Merits Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-25
Michael Zalewski Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP Illinois State's Attorney Association No Position On Merits Judiciary - Criminal 2025-02-18
Adrienne Alexander AFSCME Council 31 AFSCME Council 31 Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-11
John Amdor Nekritz Amdor Andersson Group Juvenile Justice Initiative Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-11
Marvin Willliams DOC DOC Proponent Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-11
Michael Zalewski Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP Illinois State's Attorney Association No Position On Merits Judiciary - Criminal 2025-03-11

Roll-call votes

Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.

Date Chamber Type Description Yea Nay Present NV Outcome Margin Deciding voters
H Committee Judiciary - Criminal 9 5 0 1 Passed 4 —

Action History

15 actions recorded. Last action: 2026-02-17 — Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-01-03 Introduction & Filing
Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Maurice A. West, II Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d)
Bill submitted before the legislative session officially begins. No impact on outcome yet.
2025-01-09 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-09 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-04 Committee Assignment
Assigned toJudiciary - Criminal Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-02-27 Amendment Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Maurice A. West, II
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-02-27 Amendment Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-04 Amendment Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toJudiciary - Criminal Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-03-11 Amendment Actions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted inJudiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-03-11 Committee Action Positive
Do Pass as Amended / Short DebateJudiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a)
Committee recommends passage. The most important positive gate — majority of bills never get here.
2025-03-12 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-03-18 Floor Process Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-03-18 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-04-11 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.
2026-02-17 Committee Assignment Positive
Approved for ConsiderationRules Committee; 003-002-000 Rule 3-8(b)
Senate Assignments Committee approves the bill for committee consideration — a positive gate.
2026-02-17 Floor Process Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-01-03 House Prefiled with Clerk byRep. Maurice A. West, II Senate Rule 5-1(d); House Rule 37(d) Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-09 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-09 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-02-04 House Assigned toJudiciary - Criminal Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-02-27 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Maurice A. West, II Amendment Actions —
2025-02-27 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-03-04 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toJudiciary - Criminal Committee Amendment Actions —
2025-03-11 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted inJudiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote Amendment Actions —
2025-03-11 House Do Pass as Amended / Short DebateJudiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) Committee Action Positive
2025-03-12 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 Floor Process Positive
2025-03-18 House Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) Floor Process Positive
2025-03-18 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) Floor Process Positive
2025-04-11 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
2026-02-17 House Approved for ConsiderationRules Committee; 003-002-000 Rule 3-8(b) Committee Assignment Positive
2026-02-17 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) Floor Process Positive