---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS ADVISORY COUNCIL"
description: "Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to revoke or refuse to renew the license of a child welfare agency, or refuse to issue a full license to the holder of a permit, if the licensee or permittee fails to report the suspected abuse or neglect of children within a facility. Removes a provision concerning the discretionary revocation of a license to a child welfare agency, refusal to renew the license of a child welfare agency, and refusal to issue a full license to the holder of a permit if the licensee or permittee fails to report suspected abuse or neglect of children within the facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 13"
citation: "Illinois SB 13 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-01-15"
last_action: "2015-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b6edbe9-fe65-4954-9e8d-e26b294b9b01"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=13&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=83727&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "10aa8e5e17a45199639f56d1dff07d543ecac7cd2ff93a65083dc1c208a2bde8"
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 13 (99th) — DCFS ADVISORY COUNCIL

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to revoke or refuse to renew the license of a child welfare agency, or refuse to issue a full license to the holder of a permit, if the licensee or permittee fails to report the suspected abuse or neglect of children within a facility. Removes a provision concerning the discretionary revocation of a license to a child welfare agency, refusal to renew the license of a child welfare agency, and refusal to issue a full license to the holder of a permit if the licensee or permittee fails to report suspected abuse or neglect of children within the facility.

## 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=09900SB0013&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=83727&DocNum=13&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0013eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=83727&DocNum=13&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0013enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=83727&DocNum=13&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-15** Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2015-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-01-28** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-05** Postponed - Human Services
- **2015-02-24** To Subcommittee on Issues Relating to Department of Children and Family Services
- **2015-03-04** Postponed - Human Services; Human Services Subcommittee on Issues Relating to the Department of Children and Family Services
- **2015-03-11** Postponed - Human Services; Human Services Subcommittee on Issues Relating to the Department of Children and Family Services
- **2015-03-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2015-03-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Reported Back To Human Services; 005-000-000
- **2015-03-18** Reported Back To Human Services; 005-000-000
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
- **2015-03-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 009-000-000
- **2015-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Morrison `amendment-passage`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-04-23** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-30** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
- **2015-05-04** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-08** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-13** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2015-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-05-21** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2015-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 005-000-000
- **2015-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- **2015-05-30** Senate Concurs 053-000-000
- **2015-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0346 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b6edbe9-fe65-4954-9e8d-e26b294b9b01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).