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type: "Bill"
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title: "DCFS-GRANDPARENT VISITATION"
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description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish rules granting visitation privileges to a non-custodial grandparent of a child who is in the care and custody of the Department. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "HB 2705"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2705 (99th)"
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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: 39
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-02-19"
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last_action: "2015-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daa34f40-35e0-43d5-af71-85ad9051054b"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2705&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=88497&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "46d35cff7de942055581236956b00e48055626c3c91720d7654568caad38eef6"
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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 2705 (99th) — DCFS-GRANDPARENT VISITATION
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Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish rules granting visitation privileges to a non-custodial grandparent of a child who is in the care and custody of the Department. Effective immediately.
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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=09900HB2705&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88497&DocNum=2705&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2705eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88497&DocNum=2705&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB2705enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=88497&DocNum=2705&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Norine K. Hammond — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `filing`
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- **2015-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
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- **2015-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2015-03-19** To General Law Subcommittee
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- **2015-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Norine K. Hammond `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2015-03-25** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-25** Remains in Judiciary - Civil Committee
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- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2015-04-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2015-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2015 `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
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- **2015-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-04-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2015-05-06** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2015-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
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- **2015-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
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- **2015-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2015-05-19** Passed Both Houses
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- **2015-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2015-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2015
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- **2015-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0341 `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/daa34f40-35e0-43d5-af71-85ad9051054b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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