republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-4773.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD ACT"
description: "Creates the Department of Children and Family Services' Statewide Youth Advisory Board Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to convene and maintain a Statewide Youth Advisory Board and regional youth advisory boards. Provides that each regional youth advisory board shall work with the Department or its designee to determine how to best provide services to current and former youth in foster care living within each of the regions; and that the Statewide Youth Advisory Board shall advise the Department and the General Assembly with respect to all matters involving or affecting current and former youth in foster care. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Statewide Youth Advisory Board. Contains provisions concerning membership, meetings, operations, and reporting requirements. Provides that meetings of the Statewide Youth Advisory Board and the regional youth advisory boards shall be closed to the public and shall not be subject to the Open Meetings Act. Provides that records and information provided to and maintained by the Statewide Youth Advisory Board and the regional youth advisory boards shall be confidential and not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act to exclude the Statewide Youth Advisory Board and the regional youth advisory boards from the definition of \"public body\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4773"
citation: "Illinois HB 4773 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-05"
last_action: "2014-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16feb688-2e4b-4508-ad58-b0a8e01b8bac"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4773&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=79475&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "3d364f469239700bdaafb1a7fc56404b94d9ce73d474ae93918cd6cfd43e8c36"
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 4773 (98th) — DCFS YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD ACT

Creates the Department of Children and Family Services' Statewide Youth Advisory Board Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to convene and maintain a Statewide Youth Advisory Board and regional youth advisory boards. Provides that each regional youth advisory board shall work with the Department or its designee to determine how to best provide services to current and former youth in foster care living within each of the regions; and that the Statewide Youth Advisory Board shall advise the Department and the General Assembly with respect to all matters involving or affecting current and former youth in foster care. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Statewide Youth Advisory Board. Contains provisions concerning membership, meetings, operations, and reporting requirements. Provides that meetings of the Statewide Youth Advisory Board and the regional youth advisory boards shall be closed to the public and shall not be subject to the Open Meetings Act. Provides that records and information provided to and maintained by the Statewide Youth Advisory Board and the regional youth advisory boards shall be confidential and not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Amends the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act to exclude the Statewide Youth Advisory Board and the regional youth advisory boards from the definition of "public body".

## 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=09800HB4773&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79475&DocNum=4773&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4773eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79475&DocNum=4773&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4773enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=79475&DocNum=4773&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **100–8** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2014-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2014-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2014-04-02** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-04-02** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2014-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2014-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2014-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2014-04-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 100-008-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2014-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Postponed - Human Services
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Human Services; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0806 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16feb688-2e4b-4508-ad58-b0a8e01b8bac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).