republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4407.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES"
description: "Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Provides that all early intervention services shall be initiated as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days after parental consent has been obtained for the Individualized Family Service Plan. Provides that services may be initiated later than 30 days after parental consent has been obtained if the multidisciplinary team determines that a later initiation date is necessary in order to meet the individual needs of the child and family, the child's parent provides informed written consent for the later initiation date, and the reasons for the later initiation date are documented by the multidisciplinary team. In provisions concerning procedural safeguards, provides that a child shall continue to receive the appropriate early intervention services during the pendency of any State complaint procedure, due process hearing, or mediation (instead of any proceedings or action) involving a complaint, unless the State agency and the parents or guardian otherwise agree. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4407"
citation: "Illinois HB 4407 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-29"
last_action: "2014-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/053342f5-8f10-4124-a72c-dab3cc2d1402"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4407&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78692&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "eb896b9c3d7564cf9c262b1c913a76958e926a0f3ba7397ae33fd754381d24f9"
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 4407 (98th) — EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES

Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Provides that all early intervention services shall be initiated as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days after parental consent has been obtained for the Individualized Family Service Plan. Provides that services may be initiated later than 30 days after parental consent has been obtained if the multidisciplinary team determines that a later initiation date is necessary in order to meet the individual needs of the child and family, the child's parent provides informed written consent for the later initiation date, and the reasons for the later initiation date are documented by the multidisciplinary team. In provisions concerning procedural safeguards, provides that a child shall continue to receive the appropriate early intervention services during the pendency of any State complaint procedure, due process hearing, or mediation (instead of any proceedings or action) involving a complaint, unless the State agency and the parents or guardian otherwise agree. 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=09800HB4407&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78692&DocNum=4407&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4407eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78692&DocNum=4407&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4407enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78692&DocNum=4407&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-29** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
- **2014-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2014-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2014
- **2014-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2014
- **2014-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-01** Effective Date August 1, 2014
- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0802 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/053342f5-8f10-4124-a72c-dab3cc2d1402`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).