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| Bill | FOSTER CHILDREN-RIGHTS | Amends the Foster Children's Bill of Rights Act. In addition to other specified rights, provides that it is the policy of the State that every child and adult in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services who is placed in foster care shall have the right to be placed in the least restrictive and most family-like setting available and in close proximity to his or her parent's home consistent with his or her health, safety, best interests, and special needs. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 3542 | Illinois HB 3542 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2017-02-10 | 2017-08-18 | openstates | ocd-bill/16d5892e-33d6-429f-a171-cc80b27f4b86 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3542&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105410&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 75f8612fe01b2007336165dcb05650ab19ee3f8beb1499205e239326e706a1c9 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3542 (100th) — FOSTER CHILDREN-RIGHTS
Amends the Foster Children's Bill of Rights Act. In addition to other specified rights, provides that it is the policy of the State that every child and adult in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services who is placed in foster care shall have the right to be placed in the least restrictive and most family-like setting available and in close proximity to his or her parent's home consistent with his or her health, safety, best interests, and special needs.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 49–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 105–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Litesa E. Wallace — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
filing - 2017-02-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-03-01 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2017-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-03-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-03-17 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2017-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-03-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- 2017-03-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-03-17 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-04-25 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2017-05-03 Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-05-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2017
- 2017-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- 2017-05-19 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- 2017-05-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- 2017-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-26 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0189
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/16d5892e-33d6-429f-a171-cc80b27f4b86. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).