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type: "Bill"
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title: "DHS-INVESTIGATIVE RPTS-APPEALS"
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description: "Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning investigative reports and findings issued by the Department of Human Services' Office of the Inspector General concerning abuse allegations involving Department employees and clients, provides that any request for reconsideration or clarification of the Inspector General's findings shall be conducted by an investigator or supervisor who did not participate in the investigation for which reconsideration or clarification is sought. Provides that after a reconsideration has been completed, the agency, victim or guardian, or the subject employee has 30 calendar days from the date the reconsideration or clarification is received to request an appeal of the Office of Inspector General's finding. Provides that within 30 calendar days after submitting the appeal request, the agency, victim or guardian, or the subject employee shall have the right to request an administrative hearing before an administrative law judge. Provides that the determination of the administrative law judge shall be considered a final administrative decision subject to judicial review. Requires the Department to adopt rules governing the practice and procedure in the administrative hearings."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "SB 3237"
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citation: "Illinois SB 3237 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-02-16"
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last_action: "2018-08-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bd3f740-193e-401e-a89c-32c00c3ffb08"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3237&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=110993&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "6569b19068685abf7b252486256f50ebd002295ee70a3fac0ff0062325fea3dc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 3237 (100th) — DHS-INVESTIGATIVE RPTS-APPEALS
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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. In provisions concerning investigative reports and findings issued by the Department of Human Services' Office of the Inspector General concerning abuse allegations involving Department employees and clients, provides that any request for reconsideration or clarification of the Inspector General's findings shall be conducted by an investigator or supervisor who did not participate in the investigation for which reconsideration or clarification is sought. Provides that after a reconsideration has been completed, the agency, victim or guardian, or the subject employee has 30 calendar days from the date the reconsideration or clarification is received to request an appeal of the Office of Inspector General's finding. Provides that within 30 calendar days after submitting the appeal request, the agency, victim or guardian, or the subject employee shall have the right to request an administrative hearing before an administrative law judge. Provides that the determination of the administrative law judge shall be considered a final administrative decision subject to judicial review. Requires the Department to adopt rules governing the practice and procedure in the administrative hearings.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3237&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110993&DocNum=3237&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3237eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110993&DocNum=3237&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3237enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=110993&DocNum=3237&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Don Harmon — primary (person)
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- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
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- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-14** Postponed - Human Services
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- **2018-04-11** Do Pass Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018
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- **2018-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
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- **2018-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
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- **2018-04-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 007-000-000
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- **2018-04-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
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- **2018-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2018
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- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2018-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
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- **2018-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2018-05-07** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-10** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
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- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2018-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2019
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- **2018-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0943 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6bd3f740-193e-401e-a89c-32c00c3ffb08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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