---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-EARLY INTERVENTION"
description: "DHS-EARLY INTERVENTION"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "90th"
identifier: "HB 1578"
citation: "Illinois HB 1578 (90th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "1997-07-23T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3343c55a-9f31-4d15-abcd-1d4322a2e991"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/90gatoc.html"
source_hash: "e7321bd93f91e8e73250011b20ad1089e85fe0ae2e8947ee1006d37bc81095d3"
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 1578 (90th) — DHS-EARLY INTERVENTION

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB1578** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/hbgroups/hb/900HB1578LV.html)

## Sponsors

- DONAHUE — cosponsor (person)
- GARCIA — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,LOU — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS,J — cosponsor (person)
- SMITH — cosponsor (person)
- TENHOUSE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-03-06T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-11T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS `referral-committee`
- **1997-03-19T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,LOU
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HHSV
- **1997-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **1997-04-08T00:00:00-05:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **1997-04-11T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 113-000-001 `reading-3`
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** CHIEF SPONSOR DONAHUE
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **1997-04-14T00:00:00-05:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-17T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH `referral-committee`
- **1997-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MYERS,J
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 009-000-000 SPBH
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-04-24
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR SMITH
- **1997-04-23T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GARCIA
- **1997-04-24T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TROTTER
- **1997-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **1997-04-29T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-04-30
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 054-000-000 `reading-3`
- **1997-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **1997-06-06T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **1997-07-23T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **1997-07-23T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01
- **1997-07-23T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0158

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3343c55a-9f31-4d15-abcd-1d4322a2e991`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).