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type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-INSPECTOR GENERAL"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Director to report to the Inspector General concerning completed investigations where abuse or neglect is indicated. Requires continuing reports on actions taken and completed. Authorizes the IG to recommend sanctions against agency staff for actions taken or failed to be taken. Requires public disclosure. Requires the appropriation to the IG to be separate from the appropriation to the Department. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 617"
citation: "Illinois HB 617 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 70
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2007-02-02"
last_action: "2007-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23a4fe81-6969-49e6-8426-581e57189f16"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=617&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27688&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "022392460d84365c015c3f4414b0691fcaa0823a1999beb348f6a23ffbdd05af"
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 617 (95th) — DCFS-INSPECTOR GENERAL
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Director to report to the Inspector General concerning completed investigations where abuse or neglect is indicated. Requires continuing reports on actions taken and completed. Authorizes the IG to recommend sanctions against agency staff for actions taken or failed to be taken. Requires public disclosure. Requires the appropriation to the IG to be separate from the appropriation to the Department. Makes other changes.
## 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=09500HB0617&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27688&DocNum=617&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0617eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27688&DocNum=617&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0617enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27688&DocNum=617&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **1080** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1080** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **590** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Luechtefeld — cosponsor (person)
- Frank C. Watson — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens `filing`
- **2007-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **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`
- **2007-03-15** 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
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-27** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-05-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-05-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- **2007-05-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2007-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass Executive; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
- **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
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Added as Co-Sponsor - Haine
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Executive
- **2007-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Executive
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
- **2007-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2007-05-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Clayborne and Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Clayborne `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,3
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to DCFS Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to DCFS Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted DCFS Oversight Committee; 008-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted DCFS Oversight Committee; 008-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-000-000
- **2007-06-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 108-000-000
- **2007-06-01** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-28** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0527 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23a4fe81-6969-49e6-8426-581e57189f16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).