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99 lines
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type: "Bill"
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title: "DCFS-CUSTODY-NOTICE-RELATIVES"
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description: "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)."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 2543"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2543 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-18"
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last_action: "2015-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e9759a0-2db6-4f11-b6ab-915a953b9c3b"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2543&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=87966&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "518468b6207121e8897badf1e5eab302705486588658943375b7bd67b847368e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2543 (99th) — DCFS-CUSTODY-NOTICE-RELATIVES
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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).
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2543&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=87966&DocNum=2543&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2543eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=87966&DocNum=2543&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2543enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=87966&DocNum=2543&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Monique D. Davis — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `filing`
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- **2015-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2015-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2015-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
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- **2015-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
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- **2015-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
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- **2015-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2015 `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
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- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2015-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
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- **2015-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
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- **2015-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2015-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2016
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- **2015-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0340 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e9759a0-2db6-4f11-b6ab-915a953b9c3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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