JUV CT-STIP FACT&WAIVE CUSTODY

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB5254

Select Language

×

The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

Choose Language

English

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Basque

Bengali

Bosnian

Catalan

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Filipino

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hausa

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inuktitut

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Khmer

Korean

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Myanmar

Nepali

Norwegian

Odia

Pashto

Punjabi

Romanian

Russian

Samoan

Sango

Sanskrit

Sardinian

Sindhi

Sinhala

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Southern Sotho

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Tigrinya

Tonga

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Welsh

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Powered by
Translate

Close

Illinois General Assembly

Top Navigation Bar

Translate

Learn

Select General Assembly

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules.

ILGA.GOV

LEGISLATION & LAWS

Bills & Resolutions

Public Acts

Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Constitution

Search Legislation

Glossary

Guide

Reports & Inquiry

Legislative Reports

Special Reports

FTP Site

Legislator Lookup

Capitol Complex Phone Numbers

Rules & Regulations

Illinois Register

Administrative Rules

Senate

Members

Schedules

Committees

Request for Remote Testimony

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

Senate Employment Opportunities

Media Guidelines

House

Members

Schedules

Committees

Submit testimony for House Committees

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

House Employment Opportunities

Log In

Mobile Top Bar

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website.

Full Text of HB5254

Home

Legislation

Full Text

HB5254 - 104th General Assembly

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Select Menu

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Open PDF

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5254

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Jed Davis

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

705 ILCS 405/2-21.2 new

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that no stipulation of
fact entered into by a parent shall be accepted by the court unless all of
the following occur: (1) each factual statement appears as a separate,
numbered line item; (2) the parent initials each numbered factual
statement individually; (3) the stipulation includes a plainly written
section, initialed by the parent, describing the legal effect of the
stipulation, including reliance on stipulated facts to satisfy the
constitutional standard for removal or continued custody, and the
requirement of probable cause or exigent circumstances; and (4) the parent
signs and initials a written attestation stating the parent: (i) has
reviewed and understands each factual statement; (ii) agrees each
initialed statement is true; (iii) enters the stipulation knowingly and
voluntarily; and (iv) does so without coercion or improper pressure.
Provides that no waiver of temporary custody or shelter care hearing shall
be accepted unless: (1) the waiver appears in separate, numbered line
items describing the right waived and its legal effect; (2) the parent
initials each line item; (3) the parent signs a written attestation
meeting; and (4) the court obtains verbal, on-the-record confirmation of
the waiver. Provides that nothing in the provision creates a private cause
of action or alters substantive evidentiary standards. Defines "probable
cause" and "stipulation of fact".
LRB104 18270 RLC 31709 b

A BILL FOR

HB5254
LRB104 18270 RLC 31709 b
1

AN ACT concerning courts.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
5
adding Section 2-21.2 as follows:

6

(705 ILCS 405/2-21.2 new)
7

Sec. 2-21.2.
Stipulation of facts.

8

(1) For the purposes of this Section:
9

"Probable cause" means a reasonable belief, based on
10
sufficient and articulable facts, that abuse or neglect
11
occurred or evidence will be found. "Probable cause" requires
12
more than mere suspicion but less than a preponderance of the
13
evidence.

14

"Stipulation of fact" means a written agreement entered
15
into by a parent acknowledging factual allegations against him
16
or her related to abuse or neglect in a proceeding under this
17
Act.
18

(2) No stipulation of fact entered into by a parent shall
19
be accepted by the court unless all of the following occur:
20

(i) each factual statement appears as a separate,
21

numbered line item;
22

(ii) the parent initials each numbered factual
23

statement individually;

HB5254
- 2 -
LRB104 18270 RLC 31709 b
1

(iii) the stipulation includes a plainly written
2

section, initialed by the parent, describing the legal
3

effect of the stipulation, including reliance on
4

stipulated facts to satisfy the constitutional standard
5

for removal or continued custody, and the requirement of
6

probable cause or exigent circumstances; and
7

(iv) the parent signs and initials a written
8

attestation stating the parent:
9

(A) has reviewed and understands each factual
10

statement;
11

(B) agrees each initialed statement is true;
12

(C) enters the stipulation knowingly and
13

voluntarily; and
14

(D) does so without coercion or improper pressure.
15

(3) No waiver of temporary custody or shelter care hearing
16
shall be accepted unless:
17

(i) the waiver appears in separate, numbered line
18

items describing the right waived and its legal effect;
19

(ii) the parent initials each line item;
20

(iii) the parent signs a written attestation meeting;
21

and
22

(iv) the court obtains verbal, on-the-record
23

confirmation of the waiver.
24

(4) Nothing in this Section creates a private cause of
25
action or alters substantive evidentiary standards.

Footer

Disclaimer

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.
Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn