---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-RETURNING CHILD HOME"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the permanency plan shall include a finding by the court whether conditions that gave rise to a finding of parental abuse or neglect or of the minor's dependency have been remedied prior to returning the child home. Changes the conditions under which a motion to reinstate parental rights may be filed by the Department of Children and Family Services regarding any minor who is a ward of the court because of abuse, neglect, or dependency. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4825"
citation: "Illinois HB 4825 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-12"
last_action: "2010-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0f4c296-2fa9-402b-b59d-3e6923d5050e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4825&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49254&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "68dc9bffe95acf53fd53d3228b370d620d2bf4ff729280eb73287b26e19767aa"
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 4825 (96th) — JUV CT-RETURNING CHILD HOME

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the permanency plan shall include a finding by the court whether conditions that gave rise to a finding of parental abuse or neglect or of the minor's dependency have been remedied prior to returning the child home. Changes the conditions under which a motion to reinstate parental rights may be filed by the Department of Children and Family Services regarding any minor who is a ward of the court because of abuse, neglect, or dependency. 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=09600HB4825&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49254&DocNum=4825&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4825eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49254&DocNum=4825&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4825enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49254&DocNum=4825&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing`
- **2010-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2010-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2010-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2010-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-29** Effective Date July 29, 2010
- **2010-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1375 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0f4c296-2fa9-402b-b59d-3e6923d5050e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).