---
type: "Bill"
title: "CNTY CD-CHILD CUSTODY EXCHG"
description: "Amends the Counties Code. Provides that any county (now, only a county with a population of over 100,000 and less than 1,000,000) may establish a neutral site custody exchange fund by the passage of an ordinance by the county board. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4239"
citation: "Illinois HB 4239 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-28"
last_action: "2004-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7f1b9b9-84ac-4d11-9e4e-a9056543627d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4239&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8437&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "0b87b5d579e2717f66509b5e01f99795265bf8dea477f3b2f78eedd400e3e436"
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 4239 (93rd) — CNTY CD-CHILD CUSTODY EXCHG

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that any county (now, only a county with a population of over 100,000 and less than 1,000,000) may establish a neutral site custody exchange fund by the passage of an ordinance by the county board. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB4239&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8437&DocNum=4239&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4239eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8437&DocNum=4239&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4239enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8437&DocNum=4239&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **83–33** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patricia Reid Lindner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner `filing`
- **2004-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Assigned to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Local Government Committee; 013-004-001 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 083-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward Petka
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-21** Do Pass Local Government; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2004
- **2004-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2004-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 052-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-15** Effective Date July 15, 2004
- **2004-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0746 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7f1b9b9-84ac-4d11-9e4e-a9056543627d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).