republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5592.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-SIBLING PLACEMENT-CONTACT"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that in placing a child under the Act, the Department of Children and family Services shall place the child with the child's sibling or siblings unless the placement is not in each child's best interest, or is otherwise not possible under the Department's rules. Provides that if the child is not placed with a sibling under the Department's rules, the Department shall consider placements that are likely to develop, preserve, nurture, and support sibling relationships, where doing so is in each child's best interest. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that where the Department of Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive temporary custodian, and when the child has siblings in care, the Department of Children and Family Services shall file with the court and serve on the parties a sibling placement and contact plan within 10 days, excluding weekends and holidays, after the appointment. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that former wards of the Department of Children and Family Services between the ages of 18 and 21 who have been surrendered or adopted shall not be required to complete an Illinois Adoption Registry Application prior to commencement of the search of birth parent information. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5592"
citation: "Illinois HB 5592 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2012-02-15"
last_action: "2012-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93cc7f61-0e16-4eb4-b22b-7bc86c35d64e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5592&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66060&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "84aa486cbfe191317c08de6adcc762dce058c4bbdf5f28bf67f0be177ee75f6a"
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 5592 (97th) — DCFS-SIBLING PLACEMENT-CONTACT

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that in placing a child under the Act, the Department of Children and family Services shall place the child with the child's sibling or siblings unless the placement is not in each child's best interest, or is otherwise not possible under the Department's rules. Provides that if the child is not placed with a sibling under the Department's rules, the Department shall consider placements that are likely to develop, preserve, nurture, and support sibling relationships, where doing so is in each child's best interest. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that where the Department of Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive temporary custodian, and when the child has siblings in care, the Department of Children and Family Services shall file with the court and serve on the parties a sibling placement and contact plan within 10 days, excluding weekends and holidays, after the appointment. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that former wards of the Department of Children and Family Services between the ages of 18 and 21 who have been surrendered or adopted shall not be required to complete an Illinois Adoption Registry Application prior to commencement of the search of birth parent information. 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=09700HB5592&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66060&DocNum=5592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5592eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66060&DocNum=5592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5592enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66060&DocNum=5592&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2012-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Assigned to Adoption Reform `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2012-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2012-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
- **2012-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2012-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform
- **2012-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2012-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
- **2012-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2012-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2012-05-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2012-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2012-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2012
- **2012-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1076 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93cc7f61-0e16-4eb4-b22b-7bc86c35d64e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).