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type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD ABUSE REPORTS-DPH-DHFS"
description: "Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that within 10 days after completing an investigation of alleged physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect, if the report is unfounded or indicated, the Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final finding report to the Director of Public Health and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services. Requires the Director of Public Health and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services to ensure that the report remains confidential. In a provision that grants the Department of Public Health and other investigative bodies access to records concerning child abuse and neglect reports, removes language that requires the Director of Children and Family Services to approve such access."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 831"
citation: "Illinois HB 831 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57d0b0ef-e929-419f-a22f-a449ab9ad436"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=831&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=115115&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "d4d4ecf40e13f5f4001663761fe6a22307a04987ae69afb12ae7ca9a3922ec77"
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 831 (101st) — CHILD ABUSE REPORTS-DPH-DHFS
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that within 10 days after completing an investigation of alleged physical abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect, if the report is unfounded or indicated, the Child Protective Service Unit shall send a copy of its final finding report to the Director of Public Health and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services. Requires the Director of Public Health and the Director of Healthcare and Family Services to ensure that the report remains confidential. In a provision that grants the Department of Public Health and other investigative bodies access to records concerning child abuse and neglect reports, removes language that requires the Director of Children and Family Services to approve such access.
## 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=10100HB0831&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115115&DocNum=831&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0831eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115115&DocNum=831&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB0831enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=115115&DocNum=831&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Keith P. Sommer — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `filing`
- **2019-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-02-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
- **2019-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- **2019-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2019-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2019-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2019-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2019-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
- **2019-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2019-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-12** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0043 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57d0b0ef-e929-419f-a22f-a449ab9ad436`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).