---
type: "Bill"
title: "HUMAN RTS-COMMISSION-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 20"
citation: "Illinois SB 20 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2018-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e54795e5-32eb-47f9-a29c-ce6b00af1ac5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=20&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=98863&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "c558dc56612d5762816425660541e74123c8ae3f8737a2fdf146d521638eec4a"
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 SB 20 (100th) — HUMAN RTS-COMMISSION-VARIOUS

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=10000SB0020&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=98863&DocNum=20&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0020eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=98863&DocNum=20&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0020enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=98863&DocNum=20&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading January 24, 2017
- **2017-01-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-01-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 25, 2017
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2017-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2017-08-04** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2018-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2018-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 014-000-000
- **2018-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-05-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2018-05-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-05-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-28** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-28** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 State Government Administration Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2018-05-28** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2018-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
- **2018-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2018-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2018-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
- **2018-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2018
- **2018-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1066 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e54795e5-32eb-47f9-a29c-ce6b00af1ac5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).