Bill
HB 3415
HB 3415 requires DJJ to provide county law enforcement with at least 30 days' written notice before a youth's target release date, boosting local safety planning and coordination.
Status and key dates
- Bill number: HB 3415 (companion: SB 2181)
- Sponsor: Rep. Amy Elik
- Statutory target: amends 730 ILCS 5/3‑2.5‑85 (Unified Code of Corrections)
- Introduced / first reading: Feb 18, 2025; filed Feb 26, 2025
- Committee activity: public hearings March–April 2025; reported favorably as substituted (4/14/2025); committee report sent to Calendars (4/25/2025)
- Current status (per provided bill header): Referred to Rules Committee
Purpose
- To require that the law enforcement agency of the committing county receive advance written notice from the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) prior to the target release date of a youth committed to DJJ.
Key provisions
- Adds a new notice requirement to Section 3‑2.5‑85 of the Unified Code of Corrections (proposed subsection (g‑1)):
- The Department of Juvenile Justice must provide the law enforcement agency of the county that committed the youth with reasonable written notice at least 30 days before the youth’s target release date from DJJ.
- The bill builds on existing provisions in the same Section:
- The prosecuting/State’s Attorney already must receive reasonable written notice at least 30 days prior to a youth’s target release date and may submit information or request a protest hearing.
- Victim notice provisions (per the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act) remain in place.
- The broader section (unchanged by this bill) describes DJJ’s process for establishing and reviewing target release dates and factors to consider (nature of offense; risk to community; youth’s progress). The text also includes special handling for those committed for first‑degree murder and habitual/violent juvenile offenders (e.g., minimum terms and possible extensions).
Who would be affected
- Department of Juvenile Justice: required to expand its written‑notice recipients and processes to include county law enforcement agencies.
- County law enforcement agencies (committing county): would receive at least 30 days’ notice prior to a youth’s target release.
- State’s Attorneys, victims, youth, youth’s counsel, committing courts: existing notice, participation, and protest/hearing rights remain in effect.
- Potential indirect impacts on community public safety planning and victim/witness coordination.
Procedural and timeline notes
- The bill is a statutory amendment to 730 ILCS 5/3‑2.5‑85 and is procedural in scope (adds an additional notice recipient and codifies a 30‑day minimum notice).
- As of late April 2025 the bill had been reported out of committee and was awaiting further floor action (Calendars/Rules placement).
Potential impacts and considerations
- Operational: DJJ will need to add an administrative step to notify county law enforcement; counties may need procedures to receive, log, and act on release notices.
- Public safety: advance notice to law enforcement could improve local coordination around reentry, supervision, or community safety responses.
- Fiscal: likely minimal direct fiscal impact (administrative time for notices), though local agencies could incur limited staff time costs.
- Legal/process: preserves existing State’s Attorney and victim notice/protest mechanisms; does not itself change release eligibility or substantive parole/aftercare standards.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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