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type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD ABUSE-INJURY-DCFS REPORT"
description: "Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to investigate and report on cases involving a serious life-threatening injury of a child (as well as cases involving the death of a child). Makes changes concerning the information that must be contained in the Department's reports. Provides that in any case involving the death or near death of a child, when a person responsible for the child has been charged with committing a crime that results in the child's death or near death, there shall be a presumption that the best interest of the public will be served by public disclosure of certain information concerning the circumstances of the investigations of the death or near death of the child and any other investigations concerning that child or other children living in the same household. Makes other changes concerning the release of such information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 616"
citation: "Illinois HB 616 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-02"
last_action: "2007-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4b7b29c-1930-4d07-badd-f95fe05e8066"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=616&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27687&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "7005fc140249d5d3452c0b04290ae3c747a30fcb8dd7990b97733d240a198787"
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 616 (95th) — CHILD ABUSE-INJURY-DCFS REPORT
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to investigate and report on cases involving a serious life-threatening injury of a child (as well as cases involving the death of a child). Makes changes concerning the information that must be contained in the Department's reports. Provides that in any case involving the death or near death of a child, when a person responsible for the child has been charged with committing a crime that results in the child's death or near death, there shall be a presumption that the best interest of the public will be served by public disclosure of certain information concerning the circumstances of the investigations of the death or near death of the child and any other investigations concerning that child or other children living in the same household. Makes other changes concerning the release of such information.
## 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=09500HB0616&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27687&DocNum=616&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0616eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27687&DocNum=616&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0616enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27687&DocNum=616&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **1080** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dale E. Risinger — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- David Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2007-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2007-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to DCFS Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2007-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by DCFS Oversight Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in DCFS Oversight Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate DCFS Oversight Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2007-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2007-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2007-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2007-05-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- **2007-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Luechtefeld
- **2007-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2007-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to DCFS Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted DCFS Oversight Committee; 005-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-000-000
- **2007-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-24** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0405 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4b7b29c-1930-4d07-badd-f95fe05e8066`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).