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| Bill | DCFS-FICTIVE KIN | Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Expands the definition of "fictive kin" to include any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who is the foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services, has established a significant and family-like relationship with the child, and has been identified by the Department as the child's permanent connection, as defined by rule by the Department. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 99th | HB 5551 | Illinois HB 5551 (99th) |
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enacted | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2016-02-09 | 2016-08-19 | openstates | ocd-bill/205ae47d-7fcd-40b5-a83b-43eb8b2b17b3 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5551&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94970&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 8c1df5603890d4687b75fa0d285f5d36a590d635f6afacd4545091d2b5c0f750 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5551 (99th) — DCFS-FICTIVE KIN
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Expands the definition of "fictive kin" to include any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who is the foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services, has established a significant and family-like relationship with the child, and has been identified by the Department as the child's permanent connection, as defined by rule by the Department.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 76–34 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2016-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
filing - 2016-02-10 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-04-04 Assigned to Adoption Reform
referral-committee - 2016-04-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
- 2016-04-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
amendment-introduction - 2016-04-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-04-12 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
amendment-introduction - 2016-04-12 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2016-04-13 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform
- 2016-04-14 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Adoption Reform; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2016-04-14 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 004-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-04-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2016-04-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-04-14 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams
- 2016-04-14 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- 2016-04-14 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
- 2016-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2016-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2016-04-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-034-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-04-19 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2016-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2016
reading-1 - 2016-04-20 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- 2016-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2016-04-20 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2016-04-27 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2016-05-04 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2016-05-04 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2016-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- 2016-05-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- 2016-05-17 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- 2016-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2016-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2016-05-26 Passed Both Houses
- 2016-06-24 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2016-08-19 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2016-08-19 Effective Date January 1, 2017
- 2016-08-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0836
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/205ae47d-7fcd-40b5-a83b-43eb8b2b17b3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).