---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-DISCLOSURE OF REPORTS"
description: "DCFS-DISCLOSURE OF REPORTS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "SB 853"
citation: "Illinois SB 853 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-07-08T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/477e3ccc-f6cb-4fad-9e61-4350ffb8131f"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "43630638abf92722fb6eef4d16d72aa2bba181daeb521f2eb368ed1a16bea071"
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 853 (90th) — DCFS-DISCLOSURE OF REPORTS

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0853** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/sbgroups/sb/900SB0853LV.html)

## Sponsors

- KARPIEL — cosponsor (person)
- LINDNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-02-07T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-19T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **1997-02-26T00:00:00-06:00** POSTPONED
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 01-PUB HEALTH S
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS AS AMENDED 006-001-003 SPBH
- **1997-03-04T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-05
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY `introduction`
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-05T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** AMENDMENT NO. 02-KARPIEL
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ADOPTED `passage`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-12
- **1997-03-13T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 054-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN HOUSE
- **1997-03-14T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** HOUSE SPONSOR LINDNER
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-21T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH `referral-committee`
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 007-000-000 HCHY
- **1997-05-07T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-05-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-12T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-10T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-07-08T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-07-08T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-07-08T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0075

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/477e3ccc-f6cb-4fad-9e61-4350ffb8131f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).