---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-FOSTER KID-CRIMINAL INFO"
description: "DCFS-FOSTER KID-CRIMINAL INFO"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 56"
citation: "Illinois HB 56 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-06-13T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74371e1e-adfb-469d-b316-ccc7d5e4a980"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "d45e12877fc7a155f1d82efaf248db2dd7672ae18a14127d49ff6be5bcb8a4d0"
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 56 (90th) — DCFS-FOSTER KID-CRIMINAL INFO

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0056** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB0056LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BROSNAHAN — cosponsor (person)
- DART — cosponsor (person)
- GASH — cosponsor (person)
- HAWKINSON — cosponsor (person)
- KARPIEL — cosponsor (person)
- LANG — cosponsor (person)
- LYONS,JOSEPH — cosponsor (person)
- MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- SCOTT — cosponsor (person)
- STROGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-01-08T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG
- **1997-01-17T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN
- **1997-01-22T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW `referral-committee`
- **1997-01-23T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH
- **1997-01-29T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT
- **1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HJUA
- **1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS
- **1997-01-30T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-04T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH
- **1997-02-18T00:00:00-06:00** STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-02-18T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** FISCAL NOTE FILED
- **1997-02-27T00:00:00-06:00** CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STROGER
- **1997-02-28T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MURPHY
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-03-07T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-11
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** SENATE SPONSOR KARPIEL
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-15T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 006-000-000 SJUD
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-04-23
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-05-13T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-14
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-14T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-10T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-06-13T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-06-13T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-06-13T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0011

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74371e1e-adfb-469d-b316-ccc7d5e4a980`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).