---
type: "Bill"
title: "ANCRA-CRIM INVESTIGATIONS"
description: "Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that any report received by the Department of Children and Family Services alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent shall immediately be referred to the appropriate local enforcement agency and State's Attorney for consideration of criminal investigation or other action."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1239"
citation: "Illinois SB 1239 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62fcdba3-4252-4efe-aa88-107ba3ce4067"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1239&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=117745&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "cf82843846c7276728d5806040c7004aeb7d18990b1b6c4937b8f2d4183e75af"
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 1239 (101st) — ANCRA-CRIM INVESTIGATIONS

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that any report received by the Department of Children and Family Services alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent shall immediately be referred to the appropriate local enforcement agency and State's Attorney for consideration of criminal investigation or other action.

## 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=10100SB1239&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117745&DocNum=1239&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1239eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117745&DocNum=1239&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1239enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117745&DocNum=1239&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Pappas — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
- Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Demmer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019
- **2019-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019
- **2019-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2019-03-26** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
- **2019-03-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2019-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2019-03-29** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2019-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-04-08** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2019-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2019-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
- **2019-05-02** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chris Miller
- **2019-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
- **2019-05-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- **2019-05-22** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2019-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 23, 2019
- **2019-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Julie A. Morrison `filing`
- **2019-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Human Services; 007-002-000
- **2019-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2019-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2019-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0583 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62fcdba3-4252-4efe-aa88-107ba3ce4067`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).