---
type: "Bill"
title: "ESTHER GOLAR DAY"
description: "Amends the Foster Parent Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 282"
citation: "Illinois SB 282 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7da1c967-2994-4a00-ae0e-785679ea6d32"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=282&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100222&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "53fb24d1e89694419cd20472be3577f67db3566b7e59dfda8134cc3e32f5f587"
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 282 (100th) — ESTHER GOLAR DAY

Amends the Foster Parent Law. 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=10000SB0282&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100222&DocNum=282&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0282eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100222&DocNum=282&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0282enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100222&DocNum=282&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Juliana Stratton — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- LaToya Greenwood — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Melissa Conyears-Ervin — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017
- **2017-03-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2017
- **2017-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor- Senator Van Pelt.
- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 006-000-000
- **2017-04-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
- **2017-04-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2017-04-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter-Van Pelt `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-04-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2017-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- **2017-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2017-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0393 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7da1c967-2994-4a00-ae0e-785679ea6d32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).