---
type: "Bill"
title: "CHILDREN & FAMILIES-TECH"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning direct child welfare service employee licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 556"
citation: "Illinois HB 556 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-01-31"
last_action: "2003-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddc2e256-5238-4ca8-9968-4073e4048e17"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=556&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=998&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e83edb2305750085129b5e69f847800079dcd498483a6e81275f6ee99c5fc124"
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 556 (93rd) — CHILDREN & FAMILIES-TECH

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning direct child welfare service employee licenses.

## 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=09300HB0556&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=998&DocNum=556&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0556eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=998&DocNum=556&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0556enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=998&DocNum=556&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **68–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Annazette Collins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2003-01-31** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2003-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-31** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-31** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-045-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-07** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-05-08** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter `amendment-passage`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2003-05-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Annazette Collins; Motion #1
- **2003-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2003-05-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2003-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; 007-000-000
- **2003-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2003-05-29** House Concurs in SA 1
- **2003-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-08** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-08** Effective Date July 8, 2003
- **2003-07-08** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0105 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddc2e256-5238-4ca8-9968-4073e4048e17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).