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Bill DCFS-YOUTH INDEPENDENCE GOAL Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to make reasonable efforts to develop a youth-driven transition plan for each youth in care aged 18 and over for whom the court has set a permanency goal of independence or home environment not appropriate. Requires the plan to address, at a minimum, the youth's housing, mental and physical health and well-being, financial stability, employment, education, connections to supportive adults and peers, transition to adult services, if applicable, and child care and parenting supports, if applicable. Requires the Department to make reasonable efforts to assist the youth in accomplishing the plan and to ensure the youth is aware of any post-case closure supports and services and how to access such supports and services. Requires the Department to assist a youth in care in obtaining a list of persons, with contact information, who are willing to provide the youth with support. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Require the court to conduct Successful Transition to Adulthood Review hearings for minors who are 18 years old and older for whom the court has entered a goal of independence or home environment not appropriate. Lists certain information the Department shall provide the court 14 days prior to the hearing as well as certain Department actions that are subject to the court's review. Provides that if the court finds the Department has failed to make reasonable efforts to assist the minor in developing a plan toward independence, the court may enter such orders it deems necessary to ensure the minor is prepared to achieve the goal of independence when the minor turns 21 years of age. Makes conforming changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 104th SB 1504 Illinois SB 1504 (104th)
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Illinois SB 1504 (104th) — DCFS-YOUTH INDEPENDENCE GOAL

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to make reasonable efforts to develop a youth-driven transition plan for each youth in care aged 18 and over for whom the court has set a permanency goal of independence or home environment not appropriate. Requires the plan to address, at a minimum, the youth's housing, mental and physical health and well-being, financial stability, employment, education, connections to supportive adults and peers, transition to adult services, if applicable, and child care and parenting supports, if applicable. Requires the Department to make reasonable efforts to assist the youth in accomplishing the plan and to ensure the youth is aware of any post-case closure supports and services and how to access such supports and services. Requires the Department to assist a youth in care in obtaining a list of persons, with contact information, who are willing to provide the youth with support. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Require the court to conduct Successful Transition to Adulthood Review hearings for minors who are 18 years old and older for whom the court has entered a goal of independence or home environment not appropriate. Lists certain information the Department shall provide the court 14 days prior to the hearing as well as certain Department actions that are subject to the court's review. Provides that if the court finds the Department has failed to make reasonable efforts to assist the minor in developing a plan toward independence, the court may enter such orders it deems necessary to ensure the minor is prepared to achieve the goal of independence when the minor turns 21 years of age. Makes conforming changes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Judiciary — 70 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1110 (pass) · lower
  • Adoption & Child Welfare — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 550 (pass) · upper
  • Judiciary — 70 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kimberly Du Buclet — primary (person)
  • Lakesia Collins — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
  • Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
  • Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
  • Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
  • Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael Crawford — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
  • Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
  • Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
  • Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-02-04 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lakesia Collins filing
  • 2025-02-04 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-02-04 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-02-11 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2025-02-27 Postponed - Judiciary
  • 2025-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lakesia Collins amendment-introduction
  • 2025-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2025-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2025-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2025-03-06 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000
  • 2025-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2025 reading-2
  • 2025-03-19 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2025-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2025
  • 2025-03-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2025-03-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
  • 2025-03-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  • 2025-03-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2025-03-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2025-03-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  • 2025-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  • 2025-04-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  • 2025-04-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2025-04-03 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-03 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
  • 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  • 2025-04-04 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2025-04-04 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2025-04-04 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  • 2025-04-07 First Reading reading-1
  • 2025-04-07 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2025-04-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  • 2025-04-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  • 2025-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
  • 2025-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2025-04-17 Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-04-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2025-05-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 011-000-000
  • 2025-05-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-05-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
  • 2025-05-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  • 2025-05-12 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
  • 2025-05-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2025-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2025-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-21 Passed Both Houses
  • 2025-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2025-08-01 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2025-08-01 Effective Date July 1, 2026
  • 2025-08-01 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0107 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2c09e9b9-76b3-48ce-b4ba-324db881a78d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).