---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUV CT-REINSTATE PARENT RIGHT"
description: "Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a motion to reinstate parental rights may be filed only by the Department of Children and Family Services or the minor regarding any minor who is presently a ward of the court under the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Act when certain specified conditions are met. Deletes that the Section concerning a motion to reinstate parental rights is repealed 4 years after its effective date (August 21, 2013). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3147"
citation: "Illinois HB 3147 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62cd67ac-4ac8-44fd-8287-f5028ef0b544"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3147&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=75002&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "12e701ab8cef39702ef2eb75252c99d61cd2dfe2b6f52addde90536d43423fab"
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 3147 (98th) — JUV CT-REINSTATE PARENT RIGHT

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a motion to reinstate parental rights may be filed only by the Department of Children and Family Services or the minor regarding any minor who is presently a ward of the court under the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Act when certain specified conditions are met. Deletes that the Section concerning a motion to reinstate parental rights is repealed 4 years after its effective date (August 21, 2013). 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=09800HB3147&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75002&DocNum=3147&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3147eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75002&DocNum=3147&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3147enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75002&DocNum=3147&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2013-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2013-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2013-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0477 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62cd67ac-4ac8-44fd-8287-f5028ef0b544`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).