---
type: "Bill"
title: "RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD- EXTEND"
description: "Amends the Council on Responsible Fatherhood Act. Extends the repeal of the Act from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1438"
citation: "Illinois SB 1438 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-23"
last_action: "2005-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de612b38-916d-43c2-9864-3ac4f8f0283b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1438&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=18693&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "c538435a6c33d5e52a00136e932ed072266c0a332f9d3083e210af72876af5c2"
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 1438 (94th) — RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD- EXTEND

Amends the Council on Responsible Fatherhood Act. Extends the repeal of the Act from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006. 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=09400SB1438&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18693&DocNum=1438&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1438eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18693&DocNum=1438&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1438enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=18693&DocNum=1438&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — primary (person)
- Wyvetter H. Younge — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `filing`
- **2005-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2005
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2005
- **2005-04-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-06** Effective Date June 6, 2005
- **2005-06-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0008 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de612b38-916d-43c2-9864-3ac4f8f0283b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).