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Bill DCFS-CUSTODY-NOTICE-RELATIVES Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that when the Department of Children and Family Services first assumes custody of a child, in placing that child, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify, locate, and provide notice to all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child who are ready, willing, and able to care for the child (rather than the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify and locate a relative who is ready, willing, and able to care for the child). us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 2543 Illinois HB 2543 (99th)
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Illinois HB 2543 (99th) — DCFS-CUSTODY-NOTICE-RELATIVES

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that when the Department of Children and Family Services first assumes custody of a child, in placing that child, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify, locate, and provide notice to all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child who are ready, willing, and able to care for the child (rather than the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify and locate a relative who is ready, willing, and able to care for the child).

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1100 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Monique D. Davis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis filing
  • 2015-02-18 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-02 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-10 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-11 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
  • 2015-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-03-11 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-11 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  • 2015-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  • 2015-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
  • 2015-03-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2015-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2015-04-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-04-17 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2015-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2015-04-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2015 reading-1
  • 2015-04-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
  • 2015-04-23 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-04-23 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  • 2015-04-23 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  • 2015-04-29 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
  • 2015-05-06 Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
  • 2015-05-14 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
  • 2015-05-14 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  • 2015-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-21 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2016
  • 2015-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0340 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2e9759a0-2db6-4f11-b6ab-915a953b9c3b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).