HB5489 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-JUVENILES
Last Action
4/28/2026 - Senate: Assigned to Criminal Law
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
750 ILCS 60/304  from 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.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Deletes the requirement that the law enforcement officer must use the Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool in the investigation of a juvenile who has alleged abused a family or household member in deciding whether to divert the juvenile or assist the juvenile and the juvenile's family in finding alternative placement. Deletes the requirement that if the law enforcement officer does not make an arrest under the Act, the officer must forward the report of the incident to the State's Attorney's office for review.
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/06/2026HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson
2/13/2026HouseFirst Reading
2/13/2026HouseReferred to Rules Committee
3/04/2026HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/26/2026HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
3/27/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
4/10/2026HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/16/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Matt Hanson
4/16/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/16/2026HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
4/17/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
4/17/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
4/17/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/17/2026HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/17/2026HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000
4/17/2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
4/21/2026SenateArrive in Senate
4/21/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/21/2026SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
4/21/2026SenateFirst Reading
4/21/2026SenateReferred to Assignments
4/28/2026SenateAssigned to Criminal Law