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| Bill | DCFS-YOUTH-NECESSARY DOCUMENTS | Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to assist youth in care in identifying and obtaining documents necessary to function as an independent adult prior to the closure of the youth's case to terminate wardship under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the necessary documents shall include, but not be limited to: State identification card or driver's license; social security card; medical records; educational records; and other documents. Provides that if a court orders that the wardship of a youth in care be terminated and all proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 respecting the youth in care finally closed and discharged, the Department shall ensure that the youth in care has a copy of the court's order. Provides that a court shall find that it is in the minor's best interest to continue wardship of a minor if the Department of Children and Family Services has not made reasonable efforts to ensure that the minor has documents necessary for adult living. Provides that it shall not be in the minor's best interest to terminate wardship of a minor over the age of 18 who is in the Department's guardianship if the Department has not made reasonable efforts to ensure that the minor has documents necessary for adult living. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 4887 | Illinois HB 4887 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2018-02-14 | 2018-08-03 | openstates | ocd-bill/0f20c6fc-ebcd-458b-8305-69841a558b65 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4887&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110278&SessionID=91&GA=100 | fed314baf03c500c3b6af649b4a0142ccb27416c4ad0e60d3c50ef810937c75c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4887 (100th) — DCFS-YOUTH-NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to assist youth in care in identifying and obtaining documents necessary to function as an independent adult prior to the closure of the youth's case to terminate wardship under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the necessary documents shall include, but not be limited to: State identification card or driver's license; social security card; medical records; educational records; and other documents. Provides that if a court orders that the wardship of a youth in care be terminated and all proceedings under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 respecting the youth in care finally closed and discharged, the Department shall ensure that the youth in care has a copy of the court's order. Provides that a court shall find that it is in the minor's best interest to continue wardship of a minor if the Department of Children and Family Services has not made reasonable efforts to ensure that the minor has documents necessary for adult living. Provides that it shall not be in the minor's best interest to terminate wardship of a minor over the age of 18 who is in the Department's guardianship if the Department has not made reasonable efforts to ensure that the minor has documents necessary for adult living.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kelly M. Cassidy — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2018-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
filing - 2018-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2018-03-07 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
referral-committee - 2018-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
- 2018-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- 2018-03-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- 2018-03-23 To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
- 2018-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2018-04-10 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-04-10 Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- 2018-04-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- 2018-04-25 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- 2018-04-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- 2018-04-25 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2018-04-25 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2018-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2018-04-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-05-01 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2018-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-05-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- 2018-05-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2018-05-01 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2018-05-02 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2018-05-09 Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2018-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2018
- 2018-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2018-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2018
- 2018-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2018-05-17 Passed Both Houses
- 2018-06-15 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2018-08-03 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2018-08-03 Effective Date January 1, 2019
- 2018-08-03 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0680
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0f20c6fc-ebcd-458b-8305-69841a558b65. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).