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HB5310 • 2026
JUV CT-TRANSFER-VENUE
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JUV CT-TRANSFER-VENUE
Sent to the Governor
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
Passed Both Houses
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
Do Pass Criminal Law ; 008-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Assigned to Criminal Law
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Will Guzzardi
Second Reading - Short Debate
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee ; 015-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal
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Full Text of HB5310 Home Legislation Full Text HB5310 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Open PDF HB5310 Enrolled LRB104 18993 RLC 32438 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 changing Sections 3-2, 4-2, and 5-135 as follows: 6 (705 ILCS 405/3-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 803-2) 7 Sec. 3-2. Venue. 8 (1) Venue under this Article lies in the county where the 9 minor resides or is found. 10 (2) If proceedings are commenced in any county other than 11 that of the minor's residence, the court in which the 12 proceedings were initiated may at any time before or after 13 adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the county of 14 the minor's residence by transmitting to the court in that 15 county an authenticated copy of the court record, including 16 all documents, petitions and orders filed therein, and the 17 minute orders and docket entries of the court . Transfer in 18 like manner may be made in the event of a change of residence 19 from one county to another of a minor concerning whom 20 proceedings are pending. 21 (3) Not later than 15 working days after the date an order 22 of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a 23 proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in HB5310 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 18993 RLC 32438 b 1 the county to which the transfer is being made an 2 authenticated copy of the court record, including all 3 documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, and the minute 4 orders and docket entries of the court. The clerk of the 5 receiving court shall set a status hearing within 10 business 6 days after receipt of the case and shall notify the judge of 7 the receiving court and all parties. 8 (4) The receiving court shall review the court record 9 immediately upon receipt. Within 20 business days after 10 receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice 11 to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case 12 and scheduled a status date. Until the transferring court 13 receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over 14 the case. If for any reason the receiving court does not accept 15 the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business 16 days after receiving the case, send a notice to the 17 transferring court indicating its reasons. The transferring 18 court will continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set 19 the matter for status within 20 business days. 20 (Source: P.A. 85-601.) 21 (705 ILCS 405/4-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 804-2) 22 Sec. 4-2. Venue. (1) Venue under this Article lies in the 23 county where the minor resides or is found. 24 (2) If proceedings are commenced in any county other than 25 that of the minor's residence, the court in which the HB5310 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 18993 RLC 32438 b 1 proceedings were initiated may at any time before or after 2 adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the county of 3 the minor's residence by transmitting to the court in that 4 county an authenticated copy of the court record, including 5 all documents, petitions and orders filed therein, and the 6 minute orders and docket entries of the court . Transfer in 7 like manner may be made in the event of a change of residence 8 from one county to another of a minor concerning whom 9 proceedings are pending. 10 (3) Not later than 15 working days after the date an order 11 of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a 12 proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in 13 the county to which the transfer is being made an 14 authenticated copy of the court record, including all 15 documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, and the minute 16 orders and docket entries of the court. The clerk of the 17 receiving court shall set a status hearing within 10 business 18 days after receipt of the case and shall notify the judge of 19 the receiving court and all parties. 20 (4) The receiving court shall review the court record 21 immediately upon receipt. Within 20 business days after 22 receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice 23 to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case 24 and scheduled a status date. Until the transferring court 25 receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over 26 the case. If for any reason the receiving court does not accept HB5310 Enrolled - 4 - LRB104 18993 RLC 32438 b 1 the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business 2 days after receiving the case, send a notice to the 3 transferring court indicating its reasons. The transferring 4 court will continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set 5 the matter for status within 20 business days. 6 (Source: P.A. 85-601.) 7 (705 ILCS 405/5-135) 8 Sec. 5-135. Venue. 9 (1) If the offense is committed either wholly or partly 10 within the State of Illinois, venue under this Article lies in 11 the county where the minor resides, where the alleged 12 violation or attempted violation of State law or county or 13 municipal ordinance occurred or in the county where the order 14 of the court, alleged to have been violated by the minor, was 15 made unless subsequent to the order the proceedings have been 16 transferred to another county. 17 (2) If proceedings are commenced in any county other than 18 that of the minor's residence, the court in which the 19 proceedings were initiated may at any time before or after 20 adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the county of 21 the minor's residence by transmitting to the court in that 22 county an authenticated copy of the court record, including 23 all documents, petitions and orders filed in that court, a 24 copy of all reports prepared by the agency providing services 25 to the minor, and the minute orders and docket entries of the HB5310 Enrolled - 5 - LRB104 18993 RLC 32438 b 1 court . Transfer in like manner may be made in the event of a 2 change of residence from one county to another of a minor 3 concerning whom proceedings are pending. 4 (3) Not later than 15 working days after the date an order 5 of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a 6 proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in 7 the county to which the transfer is being made an 8 authenticated copy of the court record, including all 9 documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, a copy of all 10 reports prepared by the agency providing services to the 11 minor, and the minute orders and docket entries of the court. 12 The clerk of the receiving court shall set a status hearing 13 within 10 business days after receipt of the case and shall 14 notify the judge of the receiving court and all parties. 15 (4) The receiving court shall review the court record 16 immediately upon receipt. Within 20 business days after 17 receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice 18 to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case 19 and scheduled a status date. Until the transferring court 20 receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over 21 the case. If for any reason the receiving court does not accept 22 the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business 23 days after receiving the case, send a notice to the 24 transferring court indicating its reasons. The transferring 25 court will continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set 26 the matter for status within 20 business days. HB5310 Enrolled - 6 - LRB104 18993 RLC 32438 b 1 (Source: P.A. 103-27, eff. 1-1-24 .) 2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 3 becoming law. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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