JUV-COUNSEL REPRESENTATION
Summary
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a minor who was under 18 at the time of the commission of an offense must be represented by counsel throughout the entire custodial interrogation. Provides that an oral, written, or sign language statement of a minor made without counsel present throughout the entire custodial interrogation of the minor shall be inadmissible as evidence in any juvenile court proceeding or criminal proceeding against the minor. Provides that in a proceeding under the Criminal Code of 2012, a minor who was under 18 at the time of the commission of the offense must be represented by counsel throughout the entire custodial interrogation of the minor and an oral, written, or sign language statement made without counsel present shall be inadmissible in any criminal proceeding against the minor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced May 6, 2016
Signed Aug 22, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2016 · House May 26, 2016
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 5, 2016
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
96
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
10
Aug 22, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 26, 2016
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 24, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Juvenile Justice & System-Involved Youth Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 16, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Juvenile Justice & System-Involved Youth Committee
lower
May 10, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 6, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 5, 2016
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 5, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Van Pelt
upper
May 5, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Van Pelt
upper
May 5, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 5, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 5, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 5, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
upper
May 5, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)
senate
May 4, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 4, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
upper
Apr 6, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-001-001
upper
Apr 6, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
Apr 5, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments
upper
Apr 5, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
Apr 1, 2016
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 1, 2016
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
upper
Mar 31, 2016
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 31, 2016
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
upper
Mar 2, 2016
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on Police Professionalism
upper
Feb 16, 2016
Committee
Re-referred to Executive
upper
Feb 3, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Jan 28, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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