republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-1439.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MISSING CHILD RPT-HOTLINE INFO"
description: "Amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Provides that at the time of first contact with an individual making a report of a missing child who is under 18 years of age, the local law enforcement agency shall provide the individual with information, the contents of which shall be prepared by the Office of the Attorney General and posted on its website, that includes, but is not limited to, the following: (i) the 24-hour toll-free telephone numbers for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Runaway Safeline; and (ii) a description of the services provided to families of missing children by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Runaway Safeline. Provides that the information may be provided by the local law enforcement agency in a format that includes, but is not limited to, written materials for distribution or a posting on the official website of the local law enforcement agency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 1439"
citation: "Illinois SB 1439 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c96b5e8-91d6-4491-83ac-db91f6413834"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1439&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=103820&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "4b8576015042a8e0b8d307536f50dc950d698af9e793f25cc8cabbbb87a2a8e7"
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 SB 1439 (100th) — MISSING CHILD RPT-HOTLINE INFO

Amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Provides that at the time of first contact with an individual making a report of a missing child who is under 18 years of age, the local law enforcement agency shall provide the individual with information, the contents of which shall be prepared by the Office of the Attorney General and posted on its website, that includes, but is not limited to, the following: (i) the 24-hour toll-free telephone numbers for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Runaway Safeline; and (ii) a description of the services provided to families of missing children by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Runaway Safeline. Provides that the information may be provided by the local law enforcement agency in a format that includes, but is not limited to, written materials for distribution or a posting on the official website of the local law enforcement agency.

## 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=10000SB1439&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103820&DocNum=1439&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1439eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103820&DocNum=1439&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB1439enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=103820&DocNum=1439&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2017
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2017
- **2017-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2017-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-26** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2017
- **2017-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0438 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c96b5e8-91d6-4491-83ac-db91f6413834`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).