---
type: "Bill"
title: "ABUSED NEGLECT CHILD-UNFOUNDED"
description: "Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the responsibilities of the Department of Children and Family Services under the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3544"
citation: "Illinois SB 3544 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34dda7d1-4323-4c8d-aa0f-2c86b99efde1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3544&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65301&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "28217b30bcd881238fd81a37a27c84620e1780328e229b418ca2787320ab368b"
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 3544 (97th) — ABUSED NEGLECT CHILD-UNFOUNDED

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the responsibilities of the Department of Children and Family Services under the Act.

## 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=09700SB3544&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65301&DocNum=3544&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3544eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65301&DocNum=3544&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3544enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=65301&DocNum=3544&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry F. Costello, II — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Jacobs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012
- **2012-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2012
- **2012-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2012-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2012-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-04-06** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2012-04-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2012-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2012-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2012-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2012-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2012
- **2012-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1089 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34dda7d1-4323-4c8d-aa0f-2c86b99efde1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).