HB2430 Summary

• Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by adding Part 5.5 establishing comprehensive procedures for determining juvenile fitness to stand trial based on mental condition, physical condition, or developmental immaturity.

• Presumes minors fit to stand trial unless proven unfit by preponderance of evidence; requires court-ordered fitness examinations by licensed physicians, clinical psychologists, or psychiatrists with training in child development and forensic practice.

• Establishes timelines for fitness hearings (within 14-45 days of examination report) and allows jury trials on fitness issue, with continuing 90-day fitness reviews and treatment plans for unfit minors.

• Provides procedures for unfit minors who cannot attain fitness, including discharge hearings to determine guilt sufficiency, extended treatment periods based on offense severity (up to 2 years for Class 1-2 felonies, 5 years for first-degree murder), and commitment to Department of Human Services under Mental Health Code.

• Prohibits death penalty for minors convicted after trial under these provisions and establishes time credit for custody periods against any imposed sentence; addresses disposition of minors committed prior to this Act's effective date.