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type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS ACT-ADOPTION ASSISTANCE"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services may continue to provide financial assistance and education assistance grants for a child who was determined eligible for financial assistance in the interim period beginning when the child's adoptive parents died and ending with the finalization of the new adoption assistance agreement for the child with another adoptive parent or parents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1548"
citation: "Illinois HB 1548 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-10"
last_action: "2005-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41837372-4174-419c-ae7f-b6ac3bf5bc7a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1548&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16365&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "ffdf4c537da54f8c59b008bf33a9628ccf72db1ecbfb7f95396b1c910534ad79"
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 1548 (94th) — DCFS ACT-ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services may continue to provide financial assistance and education assistance grants for a child who was determined eligible for financial assistance in the interim period beginning when the child's adoptive parents died and ending with the finalization of the new adoption assistance agreement for the child with another adoptive parent or parents.
## 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=09400HB1548&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16365&DocNum=1548&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1548eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16365&DocNum=1548&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1548enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16365&DocNum=1548&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2005-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger Jenisch
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2005-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2005-04-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Health & Human Services; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Health & Human Services
- **2005-05-18** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0215 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41837372-4174-419c-ae7f-b6ac3bf5bc7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).