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type: "Bill"
title: "DHFS-CHILD SUPPORT-COMPROMISE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide by rule for compromise of child support arrearages and interest accrued on child support arrearages assigned to the State under the Code. Provides that the rule shall establish the circumstances under which such obligations may be compromised, with due regard for the payment ability of low-income obligors and the importance of encouraging payment of current child support obligations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4788"
citation: "Illinois HB 4788 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-18"
last_action: "2006-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e661890-a83c-4eb9-bdd4-ba464dc749fa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4788&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23406&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2515d86411c2417f7f4db13812e2447904119f9f8c4b74cbed6f548d1ee8a58a"
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 4788 (94th) — DHFS-CHILD SUPPORT-COMPROMISE
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may provide by rule for compromise of child support arrearages and interest accrued on child support arrearages assigned to the State under the Code. Provides that the rule shall establish the circumstances under which such obligations may be compromised, with due regard for the payment ability of low-income obligors and the importance of encouraging payment of current child support obligations.
## 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=09400HB4788&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23406&DocNum=4788&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4788eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23406&DocNum=4788&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4788enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23406&DocNum=4788&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- William Davis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-01-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis `filing`
- **2006-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2006-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2006-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2006-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2006-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2006-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2006-02-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2006-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2006
- **2006-03-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2006-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2006-03-29** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 30, 2006
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2006-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Davis
- **2006-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
- **2006-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2006-04-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-30** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0971 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e661890-a83c-4eb9-bdd4-ba464dc749fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).