republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-3062.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-FOSTER CARE-MISSING KIDS"
description: "Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that DCFS must take certain steps to keep track of its wards who have been placed in foster care by private child welfare agencies. Provides that if a child who is a ward of the Department is placed or transferred by a private child welfare agency, the Department must verify that the child resides at the site of the initial or transferred placement. Requires private child welfare agencies to ascertain whether other children have been placed in a foster family home. Requires private child welfare agencies to make periodic visits to placement sites; provides for suspension of payments to an agency if the agency fails to make the required visits. Provides for revocation of the license of a foster parent or private child welfare agency if the foster parent or agency fails to promptly report a missing child. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3062"
citation: "Illinois HB 3062 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-26"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e26eb4ff-ca13-4ffc-b065-00b4b4656d54"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3062&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5636&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "7a25fc56a2f18acfe0e262f56a2107faeae9a9de4f8ecdd6e94419d9cac6879b"
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 3062 (93rd) — DCFS-FOSTER CARE-MISSING KIDS

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that DCFS must take certain steps to keep track of its wards who have been placed in foster care by private child welfare agencies. Provides that if a child who is a ward of the Department is placed or transferred by a private child welfare agency, the Department must verify that the child resides at the site of the initial or transferred placement. Requires private child welfare agencies to ascertain whether other children have been placed in a foster family home. Requires private child welfare agencies to make periodic visits to placement sites; provides for suspension of payments to an agency if the agency fails to make the required visits. Provides for revocation of the license of a foster parent or private child welfare agency if the foster parent or agency fails to promptly report a missing child. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB3062&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5636&DocNum=3062&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3062eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5636&DocNum=3062&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3062enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=5636&DocNum=3062&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lovana Jones — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lovana Jones `filing`
- **2003-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2003-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2003-03-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-03-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-03-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2003-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date July 24, 2003
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0343 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e26eb4ff-ca13-4ffc-b065-00b4b4656d54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).