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type: "Bill"
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title: "FOSTER CHILDREN-ADULT"
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description: "Creates the Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood Act. Establish a program of transitional discharge from foster care for teenage foster children, enabling former foster youths under the age of 21 who encounter significant hardship upon emancipation to reengage with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Juvenile Court, in order to secure essential supports and services available to foster youth seeking to learn to live independently as adults. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that an abused, neglected, or dependent minor for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate wardship may be placed in the custody of or committed to the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall provide or authorize child welfare services, aimed at assisting minors to achieve sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults, to any minor eligible for the reinstatement of wardship, whether or not such reinstatement is sought or allowed, provided that the minor consents to such services and has not yet attained the age of 21. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that an abused, neglected, or dependent minor between the ages of 18 and 21 may be placed with the Department of Children and Family Services if (1) the court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate wardship of the minor, or (2) the Court has adjudicated the minor a ward of the court, permitted the minor to return home under an order of protection, and subsequently made a finding that it is in the minor's best interest to vacate the order of protection and commit the minor to the Department of Children and Family Services for care and service."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 4054"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4054 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2009-02-26"
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last_action: "2009-08-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/673b5e1b-e970-4618-bb11-7155cc74eb34"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4054&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46902&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "ff0bbbd58bc5a644eb7f97d40affedcc86191008956aa6906f6a8a2d65541e61"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4054 (96th) — FOSTER CHILDREN-ADULT
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Creates the Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood Act. Establish a program of transitional discharge from foster care for teenage foster children, enabling former foster youths under the age of 21 who encounter significant hardship upon emancipation to reengage with the Department of Children and Family Services and the Juvenile Court, in order to secure essential supports and services available to foster youth seeking to learn to live independently as adults. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that an abused, neglected, or dependent minor for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate wardship may be placed in the custody of or committed to the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall provide or authorize child welfare services, aimed at assisting minors to achieve sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults, to any minor eligible for the reinstatement of wardship, whether or not such reinstatement is sought or allowed, provided that the minor consents to such services and has not yet attained the age of 21. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that an abused, neglected, or dependent minor between the ages of 18 and 21 may be placed with the Department of Children and Family Services if (1) the court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate wardship of the minor, or (2) the Court has adjudicated the minor a ward of the court, permitted the minor to return home under an order of protection, and subsequently made a finding that it is in the minor's best interest to vacate the order of protection and commit the minor to the Department of Children and Family Services for care and service.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4054&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46902&DocNum=4054&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4054eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46902&DocNum=4054&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4054enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46902&DocNum=4054&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concurrence — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **67–40** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
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- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
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- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Adoption Reform Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-10** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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- **2009-03-10** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 067-040-004
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- **2009-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Adoption Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Adoption Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption Reform Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
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- **2009-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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- **2009-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2009-04-29** Postponed - Human Services
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- **2009-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
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- **2009-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-05-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
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- **2009-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-05-06** Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
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- **2009-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
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- **2009-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2009-05-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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- **2009-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 110-000-000
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- **2009-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2010
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- **2009-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0581 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/673b5e1b-e970-4618-bb11-7155cc74eb34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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