republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-4327.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "POWER OF ATTY-CHILD CUSTODY"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that, during any investigation of alleged child abuse or neglect that does not result in a placement of the child outside of the child's home, the Department of Children and Family Services shall provide information to the parent or guardian about community service programs that provide respite care, voluntary guardianship, or other support services for families in crisis. Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that a parent or legal custodian of a child may execute a power of attorney delegating to another person, for a period not to exceed one year (or a longer period in the case of a servicemember), certain powers regarding the care and custody of the child. Contains provisions regarding: the legal effects of the power of attorney; the form of the power of attorney; other laws; and other matters."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4327"
citation: "Illinois HB 4327 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-11-03"
last_action: "2016-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f81a0564-f751-4b6c-b4d8-36f1c9982152"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4327&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=92766&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "34ce933e0794b489b1361bb2dd2459e1895a6cf04add5c2842e7bd8cf2a579b2"
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 4327 (99th) — POWER OF ATTY-CHILD CUSTODY

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that, during any investigation of alleged child abuse or neglect that does not result in a placement of the child outside of the child's home, the Department of Children and Family Services shall provide information to the parent or guardian about community service programs that provide respite care, voluntary guardianship, or other support services for families in crisis. Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that a parent or legal custodian of a child may execute a power of attorney delegating to another person, for a period not to exceed one year (or a longer period in the case of a servicemember), certain powers regarding the care and custody of the child. Contains provisions regarding: the legal effects of the power of attorney; the form of the power of attorney; other laws; and other matters.

## 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=09900HB4327&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92766&DocNum=4327&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4327eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92766&DocNum=4327&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4327enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=92766&DocNum=4327&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-11-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `filing`
- **2015-11-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-11-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2016-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0599 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f81a0564-f751-4b6c-b4d8-36f1c9982152`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).