republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-1404.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DHS-INCARCERATED PARENTS"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1404"
citation: "Illinois SB 1404 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-11"
last_action: "2009-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70ceb913-efe8-4234-89cb-4ca45a8c33e1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1404&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=42655&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2b9169f9809599c2617fc609f1f19f82eff2ecab87430ec45b3c979d24e55e5c"
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 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.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1404&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42655&DocNum=1404&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1404eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42655&DocNum=1404&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1404enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=42655&DocNum=1404&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70ceb913-efe8-4234-89cb-4ca45a8c33e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).