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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4294         </title>
<shortdesc>JUV CT-RECORDS ACCESS-APPEAL</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Will Guzzardi and Anne Stava-Murray</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>705 ILCS 405/1-8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 37, par. 801-8</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that juvenile court records and files in the reviewing courts that have not been expunged are sealed and may never be disclosed to the general public or otherwise made widely available. Provides that sealed juvenile court records may be obtained when their use is needed for good cause and with an order from the reviewing court. Provides that in cases where the records concern an appeal of a juvenile court case, the requesting party seeking to inspect the juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records are sought.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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