HB5489 - 104th General Assembly

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-JUVENILES
Last Action
4/10/2026 - House: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Sponsors
Rep. Matt Hanson
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
750 ILCS 60/304from Ch. 40, par. 2313-4
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe a person is a victim under the Act from a family or household member, if the alleged offender is a juvenile, the officer may, based on the totality of the circumstances and using the abbreviated version of the Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool created by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office, choose not to arrest the juvenile and instead may divert the juvenile or may assist the juvenile and the juvenile's family in finding alternative placement.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/06/2026 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson
2/13/2026 House First Reading
2/13/2026 House Referred to Rules Committee
3/04/2026 House Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/26/2026 House Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
3/27/2026 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026 House Second Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate