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IL HB5489

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Matt Hanson

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 to expand law enforcement options when responding to domestic violence incidents involving juvenile offenders
  • Authorizes officers to use an abbreviated version of the Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool, created by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office, in addition to the existing full tool
  • Allows officers to choose not to arrest a juvenile offender based on the totality of circumstances and instead divert the juvenile or assist in finding alternative placement for the juvenile and their family
  • Requires officers who do not make an arrest to forward the incident report to the State's Attorney's office for review

Legislative Description

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-JUVENILES

Last Action

Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary - Criminal3/4/2026
Rules2/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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