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Bill	DHFS-CHILD SUPPORT-COMPROMISE	Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide by rule for compromise of child support arrearages and interest accrued on child support arrearages assigned to the State under the Code. Provides that the rule shall establish the circumstances under which such obligations may be compromised, with due regard for the payment ability of low-income obligors and the importance of encouraging payment of current child support obligations.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 4788	Illinois HB 4788 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	47	3	2006-01-18	2006-06-30	openstates	ocd-bill/4e661890-a83c-4eb9-bdd4-ba464dc749fa	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4788&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23406&SessionID=50&GA=94	2515d86411c2417f7f4db13812e2447904119f9f8c4b74cbed6f548d1ee8a58a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4788 (94th) — DHFS-CHILD SUPPORT-COMPROMISE

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide by rule for compromise of child support arrearages and interest accrued on child support arrearages assigned to the State under the Code. Provides that the rule shall establish the circumstances under which such obligations may be compromised, with due regard for the payment ability of low-income obligors and the importance of encouraging payment of current child support obligations.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• William Davis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2006-01-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis filing
• 2006-01-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-01-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2006-01-31 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2006-02-07 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2006-02-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee amendment-introduction
• 2006-02-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2006-02-15 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2006-02-15 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-02-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
• 2006-02-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2006-02-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
• 2006-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2006-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
• 2006-02-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2006-02-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2006-02-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2006-02-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2006-02-22 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2006-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006 reading-1
• 2006-02-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2006-02-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2006-02-23 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2006-03-01 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2006-03-08 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2006-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2006
• 2006-03-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2006-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford amendment-introduction
• 2006-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2006-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
• 2006-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
• 2006-03-29 Second Reading reading-2
• 2006-03-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford amendment-passage
• 2006-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2006
• 2006-03-30 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2006-03-30 Arrived in House introduction
• 2006-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2006-04-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Davis
• 2006-04-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2006-04-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2006-04-06 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
• 2006-04-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
• 2006-04-07 Passed Both Houses
• 2006-05-04 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2006-06-30 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2006-06-30 Effective Date January 1, 2007
• 2006-06-30 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0971 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4e661890-a83c-4eb9-bdd4-ba464dc749fa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).