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Bill Status of HB2543 99th General Assembly

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Short Description: DCFS-CUSTODY-NOTICE-RELATIVES

House Sponsors
Rep. Monique D. Davis - Robyn Gabel - Norine K. Hammond - Litesa E. Wallace - Mary E. Flowers

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Heather A. Steans - Donne E. Trotter - Iris Y. Martinez - Patricia Van Pelt)

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
8/11/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0340

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 505/7

from Ch. 23, par. 5007

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that when the Department of Children and Family Services first assumes custody of a child, in placing that child, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify, locate, and provide notice to all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child who are ready, willing, and able to care for the child (rather than the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify and locate a relative who is ready, willing, and able to care for the child).

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Further amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services must document its efforts to identify, locate, and provide notice to such potential relative placements and maintain the documentation in the child's case file (rather than must document its efforts to identify and locate such a relative placement and maintain the documentation in the child's case file).

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
2/18/2015	House	First Reading
2/18/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/2/2015	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/10/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
3/10/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/11/2015	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
3/11/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
3/11/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/11/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
3/11/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
3/12/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
3/12/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
3/12/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
3/17/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
4/17/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/17/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/17/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/20/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
4/21/2015	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/21/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2015
4/22/2015	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
4/23/2015	Senate	First Reading
4/23/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/23/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
4/23/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
4/29/2015	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
5/6/2015	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000
5/6/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
5/14/2015	Senate	Second Reading
5/14/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
5/14/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
5/21/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/21/2015	House	Passed Both Houses
6/19/2015	House	Sent to the Governor
8/11/2015	House	Governor Approved
8/11/2015	House	Effective Date January 1, 2016
8/11/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0340

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