--- type: "Bill" title: "DCFS-AUTISM" description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop and implement a program of family preservation services designed to support intact, foster, and adoptive families who are experiencing extreme hardship due to the difficulty of caring for a child with a pervasive developmental disorder. Provides that the Department shall develop and implement a public information campaign to alert public healthcare providers, social service providers, and the general public about these family preservation services. Effective immediately." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "96th" identifier: "HB 30" citation: "Illinois HB 30 (96th)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 39 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2008-12-18" last_action: "2009-08-07" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea6708d1-2da4-4745-a760-3690cd981727" source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=30&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=39965&SessionID=76&GA=96" source_hash: "faeb2fdb93688db8193d170abab332ddf4682eed667ef783dd8367de7c8063c1" 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 30 (96th) — DCFS-AUTISM Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop and implement a program of family preservation services designed to support intact, foster, and adoptive families who are experiencing extreme hardship due to the difficulty of caring for a child with a pervasive developmental disorder. Provides that the Department shall develop and implement a public information campaign to alert public healthcare providers, social service providers, and the general public about these family preservation services. 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=09600HB0030&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39965&DocNum=30&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0030eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39965&DocNum=30&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) 3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0030enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39965&DocNum=30&GAID=10&Session=&print=true) ## Votes - Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Gary G. Dahl — cosponsor (person) - Mary E. Flowers — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2008-12-18** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing` - **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee` - **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich - **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford - **2009-02-04** Assigned to Youth and Family Committee `referral-committee` - **2009-02-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang - **2009-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks - **2009-02-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Youth and Family Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2009-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate - **2009-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon - **2009-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey - **2009-03-24** Fiscal Note Filed - **2009-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2009-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction` - **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2009 `reading-1` - **2009-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton - **2009-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon - **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1` - **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee` - **2009-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler - **2009-04-21** Sponsor Removed Sen. David Koehler - **2009-04-22** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee` - **2009-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler - **2009-04-29** Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage` - **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009 - **2009-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes - **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009 - **2009-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl - **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage` - **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses - **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2009-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2009-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2009 - **2009-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0134 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea6708d1-2da4-4745-a760-3690cd981727`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).