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| Bill | DHS-INCARCERATED PARENTS | Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department shall cooperate with the Department of Corrections, community-based organizations, and social service providers to make information available to children of incarcerated parents. Provides that the Department of Human Services must make information for families and children of incarcerated parents available on its website and through its existing toll-free telephone numbers. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide inmates with a sealed envelope containing information about programs for families and children of incarcerated parents so that the inmate may send the materials to the guardian of his or her children. Provides that postage shall be paid by the inmate, but the Department of Corrections shall pay the postage if the inmate is indigent. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 1404 | Illinois SB 1404 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2009-02-11 | 2009-07-23 | openstates | ocd-bill/70ceb913-efe8-4234-89cb-4ca45a8c33e1 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1404&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42655&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 2b9169f9809599c2617fc609f1f19f82eff2ecab87430ec45b3c979d24e55e5c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1404 (96th) — DHS-INCARCERATED PARENTS
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department shall cooperate with the Department of Corrections, community-based organizations, and social service providers to make information available to children of incarcerated parents. Provides that the Department of Human Services must make information for families and children of incarcerated parents available on its website and through its existing toll-free telephone numbers. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall provide inmates with a sealed envelope containing information about programs for families and children of incarcerated parents so that the inmate may send the materials to the guardian of his or her children. Provides that postage shall be paid by the inmate, but the Department of Corrections shall pay the postage if the inmate is indigent. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 114–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Kwame Raoul — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-11 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
filing - 2009-02-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-11 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-02-19 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2009-02-25 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2009-02-25 Assigned to Human Services
referral-committee - 2009-03-05 Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2009
- 2009-03-24 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- 2009-03-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2009-03-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2009-03-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2009-03-26 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-26 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2009-03-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-14 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2009-04-22 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-04-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- 2009-05-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-07-23 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-07-23 Effective Date July 23, 2009
- 2009-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0068
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70ceb913-efe8-4234-89cb-4ca45a8c33e1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).