republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/104th/hb-4890.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN"
description: "Creates the Dependency Determinations for Unaccompanied Children Act. Creates a process for an unaccompanied child in the custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement housed in Illinois who is alleged to have been abused, neglected, or abandoned by one or both parents to file a petition seeking a finding of dependency under the Act. Provides that a child declared dependent is eligible for oversight and services as ordered by the court and may be referred for psychological, educational, medical, or social services deemed necessary as a result of parental abuse, abandonment, or neglect or for protection against trafficking or domestic violence. Defines terms. Makes legislative findings. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 4890"
citation: "Illinois HB 4890 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cristina Castro", "Lilian Jiménez"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/349ecddf-6233-4ba1-b8ba-3ae553de6944"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4890&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=166180&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "4a15586df69a390b420dc26ac1fb3ab8b9148291c5ba792e22a86615c21c4e0e"
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 HB 4890 (104th) — UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN

Creates the Dependency Determinations for Unaccompanied Children Act. Creates a process for an unaccompanied child in the custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement housed in Illinois who is alleged to have been abused, neglected, or abandoned by one or both parents to file a petition seeking a finding of dependency under the Act. Provides that a child declared dependent is eligible for oversight and services as ordered by the court and may be referred for psychological, educational, medical, or social services deemed necessary as a result of parental abuse, abandonment, or neglect or for protection against trafficking or domestic violence. Defines terms. Makes legislative findings. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4890.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4890eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4890ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB4890enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading, Amendment 1 — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **12–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–5** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **82–26** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **10–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cristina Castro — primary (person)
- Lilian Jiménez — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
- Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez `filing`
- **2026-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2026-03-18** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-005-000
- **2026-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- **2026-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2026-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2026-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2026-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- **2026-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lilian Jiménez `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2026-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2026-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-16** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2026-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2026-04-16** Chair Rules Standard Debate
- **2026-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2026-04-16** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 082-026-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- **2026-04-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2026-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2026-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-04-21** Referred to Assignments
- **2026-04-28** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2026-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2026-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
- **2026-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
- **2026-05-06** Do Pass Executive; 010-002-000
- **2026-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2026 `reading-2`
- **2026-05-07** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- **2026-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2026
- **2026-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
- **2026-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- **2026-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- **2026-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 054-005-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2026-05-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2026-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2026-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2026-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
- **2026-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2026-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2026-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-01** Effective Date June 1, 2026
- **2026-06-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0462 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/349ecddf-6233-4ba1-b8ba-3ae553de6944`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).