republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-3420.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND"
description: "Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that federal moneys paid to the State for certain child welfare services provided by described community mental health providers shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund and used to provide child welfare services. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3420"
citation: "Illinois SB 3420 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-10"
last_action: "2010-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58dc27ff-a991-4b53-a5bf-f8a746a04696"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3420&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51284&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "41012e2a07dde0e6c9e1f2983839c01bbcf414589cec89de54f15910dff7003a"
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 3420 (96th) — DCFS CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND

Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that federal moneys paid to the State for certain child welfare services provided by described community mental health providers shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund and used to provide child welfare services. 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=09600SB3420&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51284&DocNum=3420&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3420eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51284&DocNum=3420&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3420enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51284&DocNum=3420&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- David R. Leitch — cosponsor (person)
- LaShawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `filing`
- **2010-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-10** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** Do Pass Human Services; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- **2010-03-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2010-03-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2010-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 008-000-000
- **2010-03-17** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Kotowski `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2010-03-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-03-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2010-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2010-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-04-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-20** Effective Date July 20, 2010
- **2010-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1127 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58dc27ff-a991-4b53-a5bf-f8a746a04696`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).