---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-DEPT AMBASSADORS"
description: "Amends the Department of Human Services Act to provide that, subject to appropriation, as part of a pilot program, the Department shall designate one or more officials or employees to serve as Department Ambassador. Provides that Department Ambassadors shall serve as a liaison between the Department and the public and shall have certain duties. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4579"
citation: "Illinois HB 4579 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-04"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2ae98c1-bcb4-4f51-864c-02bc11a26d67"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4579&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79124&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "1acb4378b4e257c859ea91d185569008d37558ef43dfeac675fc5873642bb707"
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 4579 (98th) — DHS-DEPT AMBASSADORS

Amends the Department of Human Services Act to provide that, subject to appropriation, as part of a pilot program, the Department shall designate one or more officials or employees to serve as Department Ambassador. Provides that Department Ambassadors shall serve as a liaison between the Department and the public and shall have certain duties. 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=09800HB4579&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79124&DocNum=4579&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4579eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79124&DocNum=4579&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4579enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79124&DocNum=4579&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **61–51** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camille Y. Lilly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly `filing`
- **2014-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-19** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-006-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-051-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Do Pass Human Services; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014
- **2014-04-30** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 042-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1065 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2ae98c1-bcb4-4f51-864c-02bc11a26d67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).