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type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-TRANSITIONING YOUTH"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that in order to intercept and divert youth in care from experiencing homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and other similar outcomes the Department of Children and Family Services and several specified agencies shall enter into an interagency agreement for the purpose of providing preventive services to youth in care and young adults who are aging-out of or have recently aged out of the custody or guardianship of the Department. Provides that the intergovernmental agreement shall require the Department and the other specified agencies to: (i) establish an interagency liaison to review cases of at-risk youth in care and young adults; and (ii) connect such youth in care and young adults to the appropriate supportive services and treatment programs to stabilize them during their transition out of State care. Requires the Department and the other specified agencies to determine how best to provide housing, education, and employment services to at-risk youth in care and young adults. Requires the Department and other agencies to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on: (1) the number of youth in care and young adults who were intercepted during the reporting period and the supportive services and treatment programs they were connected with; and (2) the duration of the services such youth received in order to stabilize them during their transition out of State care. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on: (a) the number of youth in care and young adults who are aging out or have aged out of State care during the reporting period; and (b) the length and type of services that were offered to such and the youth's status. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1808"
citation: "Illinois SB 1808 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2586fbd4-e1f4-43ea-a569-8cccac45df7b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1808&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=119332&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "b4adc4173bbd61efc3ee0dec44a9258cd25ec0621046381329e2a31a6e47c481"
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 SB 1808 (101st) — DCFS-TRANSITIONING YOUTH
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that in order to intercept and divert youth in care from experiencing homelessness, incarceration, unemployment, and other similar outcomes the Department of Children and Family Services and several specified agencies shall enter into an interagency agreement for the purpose of providing preventive services to youth in care and young adults who are aging-out of or have recently aged out of the custody or guardianship of the Department. Provides that the intergovernmental agreement shall require the Department and the other specified agencies to: (i) establish an interagency liaison to review cases of at-risk youth in care and young adults; and (ii) connect such youth in care and young adults to the appropriate supportive services and treatment programs to stabilize them during their transition out of State care. Requires the Department and the other specified agencies to determine how best to provide housing, education, and employment services to at-risk youth in care and young adults. Requires the Department and other agencies to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on: (1) the number of youth in care and young adults who were intercepted during the reporting period and the supportive services and treatment programs they were connected with; and (2) the duration of the services such youth received in order to stabilize them during their transition out of State care. Requires the Department to submit annual reports to the General Assembly on: (a) the number of youth in care and young adults who are aging out or have aged out of State care during the reporting period; and (b) the length and type of services that were offered to such and the youth's status. Effective immediately.
## 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=10100SB1808&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119332&DocNum=1808&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1808eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119332&DocNum=1808&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1808enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=119332&DocNum=1808&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Welter — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Pappas — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Heather A. Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Slaughter — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. — primary (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — primary (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters `filing`
- **2019-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Postponed - Human Services
- **2019-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2019-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2019-03-12** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019
- **2019-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2019
- **2019-03-13** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2019-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2019-03-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2019-03-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2019-03-20** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2019-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2019-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2019-05-09** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
- **2019-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
- **2019-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2019-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2019-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David A. Welter
- **2019-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2019
- **2019-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0167 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2586fbd4-e1f4-43ea-a569-8cccac45df7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).