---
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).