Juvenile detention home, group home, and residential care facility commissions; membership. [SB-438]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Juvenile detention home, group home, and residential care facility commissions; membership. Requires that members and alternate members of juvenile detention home, group home, or other residential care facility commissions have a background in law enforcement or corrections.
SB-438: Juvenile detention home, group home, and residential care facility commissions; membership.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Suetterlein
Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (9-y 6-n) on 02/07/2024
Public elementary and secondary schools; compulsory attendance policies and procedures. [SB-619]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Public elementary and secondary schools; compulsory attendance policies and procedures; educational neglect defined. Revises the policies and procedures relating to addressing the nonattendance or nonenrollment of a child subject to compulsory education requirements by expanding the definition of "abused or neglected child" to include educational neglect and, therefore, requiring any teacher, attendance officer, or other person employed by such child's school, to report such neglect to the appropriate authority in accordance with pertinent law.
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SB-619: Public elementary and secondary schools; compulsory attendance policies and procedures.
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Pillion
Continued To 2025 In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 02/08/2024
Protective orders; respondent to notify court of change of address. [SB-398]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Protective orders; respondent to notify court of change of address. Requires the respondent against whom a protective order has been issued to notify the court in writing within seven days of any change of residence while such order is in effect, provided that such order has been properly served upon the respondent. In a proceeding involving a preliminary protective order, the bill provides that the court may require the respondent to notify the court in writing within seven days of any change of residence while such preliminary protective order
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SB-398: Protective orders; respondent to notify court of change of address.
Sponsored by: Sen. Russet Perry
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0594) on 04/05/2024
Public schools; transfer & management of scholastic records, disclosure of info. in court notices. [HB-1317]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Public schools; transfer and management of scholastic records; disclosure of information in court notices; transfer of disciplinary records; requirements. Requires the superintendent of any school division to, upon receiving notification of the disposition in a delinquency case concerning a student who is not enrolled in such school division, forward such notification to the superintendent of the school division where such student is enrolled or where such student intends to enroll, as evidenced by the receipt of a request from the other school
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HB-1317: Public schools; transfer & management of scholastic records, disclosure of info. in court notices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Cole
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0061) on 03/08/2024
Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. [HB-1263]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. Abolishes court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or other persons responsible for his care in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related to prosecutions of criminal offenses. Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses. Abolishes court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or other persons responsible for his care in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related to prosecutions
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HB-1263: Abolition of juvenile fines and fees; criminal offenses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (14-y 1-n) on 02/27/2024
Traffic infractions; discretionary juvenile fines, costs, and fees. [HB-1264]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Juvenile fines, costs, and fees; traffic infractions; judicial discretion. Provides that any court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or guardian in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related to prosecutions of traffic infractions are discretionary. Juvenile fines, costs, and fees; traffic infractions; judicial discretion. Provides that any court costs, fines, and fees assessed to a juvenile or his parent or guardian in circuit court and juvenile and domestic relations district court related
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HB-1264: Traffic infractions; discretionary juvenile fines, costs, and fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of authorized substances. [HB-833]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation; possession or consumption of authorized substances. Provides that a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based only on the fact that the child's parent or other person responsible for his care, or the person petitioning for custody or visitation of the child, possessed or consumed legally authorized substances. The bill directs the Board of Social Services to amend its regulations, guidance documents, and other
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HB-833: Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of authorized substances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadarius Clark
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
Failure to appear; contempt of court, penalties. [HB-1114]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Penalties for failure to appear; exclusion. Excludes any person who is (i) incarcerated in any correctional facility or (ii) (a) detained in any state or federal facility or (b) in the custody of a law-enforcement officer at the time such person is required to appear before any court or judicial officer from the penalty for willful failure to appear before any such court or judicial officer as required after such person has been charged with any offense or convicted of any offense and execution of sentence is suspended. Penalties for failure to
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HB-1114: Failure to appear; contempt of court, penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marcus Simon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0109) on 03/20/2024
Judges; maximum number of authorized judgeships in each judicial district. [HB-1123]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Maximum number of authorized judgeships in each judicial district. Increases from six to seven the number of authorized general district court judgeships and increases from five to seven the number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships in the Thirteenth Judicial District.
HB-1123: Judges; maximum number of authorized judgeships in each judicial district.
Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
Indigent defendant; rate of fees for legal representation. [HB-824]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
Rate of fees; legal representation of indigent defendant. Limits the fees charged for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation to persons determined to be indigent to an amount no greater than the amount such person would have owed if such fees had been assessed on or before June 30, 2024. Rate of fees; legal representation of indigent defendant. Limits the fees charged for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation to persons determined to be indigent to an amount no greater than the amount
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HB-824: Indigent defendant; rate of fees for legal representation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
Children alleged to be abused or neglected; preliminary removal hearing. [HB-1144]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Children alleged to be abused or neglected; preliminary removal hearing; appointment of counsel for parent of such child. Provides that at a preliminary removal hearing in cases in which a child is alleged to have been abused or neglected, the court shall appoint an attorney-at-law to represent such child's parent, guardian, or other adult standing in loco parentis if the court determines that such parent, guardian, or other adult standing in loco parentis is indigent, unless he has waived his right to representation or otherwise employed counsel.
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HB-1144: Children alleged to be abused or neglected; preliminary removal hearing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon Cordoza
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
Public elementary and secondary schools; compulsory attendance policies and procedures. [HB-767]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Public elementary and secondary schools; compulsory attendance policies and procedures; educational neglect defined. Revises the policies and procedures relating to addressing the nonattendance or nonenrollment of a child subject to compulsory education requirements by expanding the definition of "abused or neglected child" to include educational neglect and, therefore, requiring any teacher, attendance officer, or other person employed by such child's school, to report such neglect to the appropriate authority in accordance with pertinent law.
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HB-767: Public elementary and secondary schools; compulsory attendance policies and procedures.
Sponsored by: Rep. Israel O'Quinn
Left In Education on 02/13/2024
Judges; maximum number in each judicial district. [HB-717]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from five to six the maximum number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Thirty-first Judicial District.
HB-717: Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Torian
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2024
Juvenile and domestic relations district court; recording of proceedings. [HB-837]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recording of proceedings in district courts; juvenile and domestic relations district court. Allows an audio recording of proceedings in a juvenile and domestic relations district court to be made by a party or his counsel. Recording of proceedings in district courts; juvenile and domestic relations district court. Allows an audio recording of proceedings in a juvenile and domestic relations district court to be made by a party or his counsel.
HB-837: Juvenile and domestic relations district court; recording of proceedings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rae Cousins
Continued To 2025 In Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 02/02/2024
Protective orders; venue. [HB-895]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Violation of protective orders; venue. Allows a person to be prosecuted for a violation of a protective order charge in the jurisdiction where the party protected by the protective order resided at the time of such violation.
HB-895: Protective orders; venue.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0108) on 03/20/2024
Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem. [HB-835]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem; removal or appeal. Specifies that any attorney appointed to represent a child or parent, guardian, or other adult at a hearing in the juvenile and domestic relations district court shall continue representation upon removal or appeal to the circuit court and upon the juvenile and domestic relations court being divested of the right to enter any further decrees or orders to determine custody, guardianship, visitation, or support. Under current law, such
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HB-835: Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rae Cousins
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/13/2024
Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption. [HB-783]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption; discharge of newborn infant. Authorizes a hospital to release a child to his prospective adoptive parents when the birth parent has executed a health care power of attorney. The bill contains technical amendments.
HB-783: Adoption; parental placement and agency adoption.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charniele Herring
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0090) on 03/14/2024
Parental rights; termination for alleged sexual abuse, petition filed by other parent. [HB-765]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Termination of parental rights; sexual abuse; clear and convincing standard; petition filed by other parent. Allows a parent to file a petition to terminate the parental rights of the other parent if the circumstances giving rise to such a petition allege that such parent engaged in conduct prohibited by relevant law relating to sexual abuse, whether or not the parent has been charged with or convicted of the alleged violation, and the child was conceived of such conduct. The bill further requires the court to issue an order terminating the parental
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HB-765: Parental rights; termination for alleged sexual abuse, petition filed by other parent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Karrie Delaney
Continued To 2025 With Substitute In Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 02/02/2024
Marriage; establishes legal age to be 18 years. [HB-994]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Legal age for marriage. Establishes the legal age of marriage to be 18 years of age and eliminates the ability for a minor to be declared emancipated on the basis of the intent to marry. Legal age for marriage. Establishes the legal age of marriage to be 18 years of age and eliminates the ability for a minor to be declared emancipated on the basis of the intent to marry.
HB-994: Marriage; establishes legal age to be 18 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadarius Clark
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0737) on 04/08/2024
Minors admitted to inpatient treatment; discharge plans. [HB-1017]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools. Provides that prior to the discharge of any minor or individual who has been admitted to inpatient treatment and is a student at a public elementary or secondary school, a copy of such minor's or individual's discharge plan shall be provided to the division superintendent and the division safety official in the local school division in which such minor or individual attends such school.
HB-1017: Minors admitted to inpatient treatment; discharge plans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Wilt
Read Third Time And Defeated By House (42-y 55-n) on 02/13/2024