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+type: "Bill"
+title: "DHS-DEPT AMBASSADORS"
+description: "Amends the Department of Human Services Act to provide that, subject to appropriation, as part of a pilot program, the Department shall designate one or more officials or employees to serve as Department Ambassador. Provides that Department Ambassadors shall serve as a liaison between the Department and the public and shall have certain duties. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "98th"
+identifier: "HB 4579"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4579 (98th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2014-02-04"
+last_action: "2014-08-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2ae98c1-bcb4-4f51-864c-02bc11a26d67"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4579&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79124&SessionID=85&GA=98"
+source_hash: "1acb4378b4e257c859ea91d185569008d37558ef43dfeac675fc5873642bb707"
+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 4579 (98th) — DHS-DEPT AMBASSADORS
+
+Amends the Department of Human Services Act to provide that, subject to appropriation, as part of a pilot program, the Department shall designate one or more officials or employees to serve as Department Ambassador. Provides that Department Ambassadors shall serve as a liaison between the Department and the public and shall have certain duties. Effective immediately.
+
+## 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=09800HB4579&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79124&DocNum=4579&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4579eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79124&DocNum=4579&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4579enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79124&DocNum=4579&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **61–51** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **42–8** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Camille Y. Lilly — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2014-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `filing`
+- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2014-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-006-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2014-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-051-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 `reading-1`
+- **2014-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
+- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2014-04-29** Do Pass Human Services; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2014-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014
+- **2014-04-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
+- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
+- **2014-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 042-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
+- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
+- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1065 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2ae98c1-bcb4-4f51-864c-02bc11a26d67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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