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Bill	DCFS-FOSTER CARE-ACTIVITIES	Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that each child who comes into the care and custody of the Department of Children and Family Services is fully entitled to participate in appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities in a manner that allows that child to participate in his or her community to the fullest extent possible. Requires caregivers to use the reasonable and prudent parent standard in determining whether to give permission for a child in out-of-home care to participate in appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. Requires caregivers to consider certain factors when using the reasonable and prudent parent standard, including: (i) the child's age, maturity, and developmental level to promote the overall health, safety, and best interests of the child; and (ii) the importance and fundamental value of encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth gained through participation in activities in his or her community. Provides that a caregiver is not liable for harm caused to a child in out-of-home care who participates in an activity approved by the caregiver. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 5665	Illinois HB 5665 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	33	2	2016-02-10	2016-08-19	openstates	ocd-bill/af6c98c0-4610-44bf-8362-c1fcb5dc7881	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5665&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95119&SessionID=88&GA=99	421286adc9e86bc9eefe0a619150d983597d1bf50c44d4cf18fdbcf94ef5a488	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5665 (99th) — DCFS-FOSTER CARE-ACTIVITIES

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that each child who comes into the care and custody of the Department of Children and Family Services is fully entitled to participate in appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities in a manner that allows that child to participate in his or her community to the fullest extent possible. Requires caregivers to use the reasonable and prudent parent standard in determining whether to give permission for a child in out-of-home care to participate in appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. Requires caregivers to consider certain factors when using the reasonable and prudent parent standard, including: (i) the child's age, maturity, and developmental level to promote the overall health, safety, and best interests of the child; and (ii) the importance and fundamental value of encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth gained through participation in activities in his or her community. Provides that a caregiver is not liable for harm caused to a child in out-of-home care who participates in an activity approved by the caregiver. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

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 — 58–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Christine Winger — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-02-10 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger filing
• 2016-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-23 Assigned to Human Services Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger amendment-introduction
• 2016-03-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-04 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
• 2016-04-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2016-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2016-04-05 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-04-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2016-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
• 2016-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2016-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
• 2016-04-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-14 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016 reading-1
• 2016-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
• 2016-04-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-18 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-04-27 Approved for Consideration Assignments
• 2016-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2016
• 2016-05-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
• 2016-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-25 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-08-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-08-19 Effective Date August 19, 2016
• 2016-08-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0839 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/af6c98c0-4610-44bf-8362-c1fcb5dc7881. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).