IL HB1241

Raises the age threshold for youthful offender sentencing considerations from 18 to 21 years old, requiring courts to consider specific mitigating factors for defendants under 21 at the time of their offense

Grants courts discretion to impose sentences below mandatory minimum terms for defendants who were under 21 when they committed their offense

Mitigating factors courts must consider include: the defendant's maturity and impetuosity, peer/family pressure, history of trauma or abuse, potential for rehabilitation, degree of participation in the offense, and mental health evaluations

Excludes certain first degree murder convictions from the below-minimum sentencing provision, maintaining a minimum 40-year sentence for murders of specific categories of victims

Takes effect immediately upon becoming law