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type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS FOSTER CARE PAYMENT RATE"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that by July 1, 2012, the per child payment rate for various categories of foster care expenditures allowable under federal law shall be up to 100% of the \"foster care minimum adequate rates for children\", established in a specified October 2007 technical report (now, up to 100% of an adjusted specified federal cost index). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 726"
citation: "Illinois HB 726 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-05"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46c2360b-7dcf-4fff-b1ac-04ae40d26bff"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=726&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41440&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "83c0484f58a8c6e49bcbd4ac34d41eaf90ae57d90a27419b7369ddf176974ce3"
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 726 (96th) — DCFS FOSTER CARE PAYMENT RATE
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that by July 1, 2012, the per child payment rate for various categories of foster care expenditures allowable under federal law shall be up to 100% of the "foster care minimum adequate rates for children", established in a specified October 2007 technical report (now, up to 100% of an adjusted specified federal cost index). 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=09600HB0726&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41440&DocNum=726&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0726eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41440&DocNum=726&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0726enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41440&DocNum=726&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **500** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-02-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2009-02-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-02-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-02-20** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0247 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46c2360b-7dcf-4fff-b1ac-04ae40d26bff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).