---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-GRANDPARENT VISITATION"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish rules granting visitation privileges to a non-custodial grandparent of a child who is in the care and custody of the Department. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 2705"
citation: "Illinois HB 2705 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-19"
last_action: "2015-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daa34f40-35e0-43d5-af71-85ad9051054b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2705&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=88497&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "46d35cff7de942055581236956b00e48055626c3c91720d7654568caad38eef6"
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 2705 (99th) — DCFS-GRANDPARENT VISITATION

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish rules granting visitation privileges to a non-custodial grandparent of a child who is in the care and custody of the Department. 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=09900HB2705&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88497&DocNum=2705&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2705eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88497&DocNum=2705&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2705enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88497&DocNum=2705&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `filing`
- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2015-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-03-19** To General Law Subcommittee
- **2015-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-03-25** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Remains in Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2015-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2015
- **2015-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0341 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/daa34f40-35e0-43d5-af71-85ad9051054b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).