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+type: "Bill"
+title: "DCFS-DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE PGM"
+description: "Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services may implement a \"differential response program\" (rather than providing that beginning January 1, 2010, the Department may implement a 5-year demonstration of a \"differential response program\"). Removes a requirement that the Department arrange for an independent evaluation of the \"differential response program\" to determine whether it is meeting specified goals. Removes language providing that the demonstration shall become a permanent program on July 1, 2016, upon completion of the demonstration project period."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "100th"
+identifier: "HB 2556"
+citation: "Illinois HB 2556 (100th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-02-08"
+last_action: "2017-08-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47761682-05a3-4824-90c8-a428f40db787"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2556&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103794&SessionID=91&GA=100"
+source_hash: "474a7b587ac87441642488fb9cab20309b07b5e76e64faed19f09e4cb0c85587"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 2556 (100th) — DCFS-DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE PGM
+
+Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services may implement a "differential response program" (rather than providing that beginning January 1, 2010, the Department may implement a 5-year demonstration of a "differential response program"). Removes a requirement that the Department arrange for an independent evaluation of the "differential response program" to determine whether it is meeting specified goals. Removes language providing that the demonstration shall become a permanent program on July 1, 2016, upon completion of the demonstration project period.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2556&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103794&DocNum=2556&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2556eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103794&DocNum=2556&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2556enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103794&DocNum=2556&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `filing`
+- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
+- **2017-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
+- **2017-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2017-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
+- **2017-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2017 `reading-1`
+- **2017-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
+- **2017-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
+- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2017
+- **2017-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
+- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
+- **2017-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2017-05-19** Passed Both Houses
+- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2017-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2018
+- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0068 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47761682-05a3-4824-90c8-a428f40db787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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