republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-3168.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-INTACT FAMILY SRVCS CASES"
description: "Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In a provision that requires the classification of all reports in the central register, provides that prior to classifying a report, the person making the classification shall determine whether the child named in the report is the subject of a juvenile delinquency action under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 with an open placement or intact family services case with the Department of Children and Family Services or the subject of an abuse, neglect, or dependent minor action under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. With regard to a report that the Department intends to classify as indicated, requires the Department to transmit a copy of the report with a written notice of the Department's intent to the child's attorney or appointed guardian ad litem within 45 days of the classification of the report. Sets forth similar notice requirements with regard to unfounded reports. Permits a person appointed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 as the guardian ad litem of a minor who has an open placement or intact family services case and who is the subject of a report or records made pursuant to the Act to have access to certain records concerning reports of child abuse and neglect. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a guardian ad litem appointed under the Act for a minor with an open placement or intact family services case with the Department is entitled to receive copies of any and all classified reports of child abuse or neglect made pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3168"
citation: "Illinois HB 3168 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67d8c123-90ad-4c13-a0f7-cad8ae7e19ac"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3168&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104820&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "1417bc8b46d4c261b618820127757eb7881292557754821e9f0d1f6d47e9838e"
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 3168 (100th) — DCFS-INTACT FAMILY SRVCS CASES

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In a provision that requires the classification of all reports in the central register, provides that prior to classifying a report, the person making the classification shall determine whether the child named in the report is the subject of a juvenile delinquency action under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 with an open placement or intact family services case with the Department of Children and Family Services or the subject of an abuse, neglect, or dependent minor action under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. With regard to a report that the Department intends to classify as indicated, requires the Department to transmit a copy of the report with a written notice of the Department's intent to the child's attorney or appointed guardian ad litem within 45 days of the classification of the report. Sets forth similar notice requirements with regard to unfounded reports. Permits a person appointed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 as the guardian ad litem of a minor who has an open placement or intact family services case and who is the subject of a report or records made pursuant to the Act to have access to certain records concerning reports of child abuse and neglect. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a guardian ad litem appointed under the Act for a minor with an open placement or intact family services case with the Department is entitled to receive copies of any and all classified reports of child abuse or neglect made pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

## 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=10000HB3168&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104820&DocNum=3168&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3168eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104820&DocNum=3168&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3168enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=104820&DocNum=3168&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thaddeus Jones — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Juliana Stratton `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2017-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2017-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
- **2017-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2017-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Juliana Stratton `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Juliana Stratton `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Juliana Stratton `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2017-03-22** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2017-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2017-04-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-27** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2017-04-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- **2017-04-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
- **2017-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2017-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-05** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2017-05-12** Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2017
- **2017-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2017-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0158 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67d8c123-90ad-4c13-a0f7-cad8ae7e19ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).