republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-5665.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DCFS-FOSTER CARE-ACTIVITIES"
description: "Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that each child who comes into the care and custody of the Department of Children and Family Services is fully entitled to participate in appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities in a manner that allows that child to participate in his or her community to the fullest extent possible. Requires caregivers to use the reasonable and prudent parent standard in determining whether to give permission for a child in out-of-home care to participate in appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. Requires caregivers to consider certain factors when using the reasonable and prudent parent standard, including: (i) the child's age, maturity, and developmental level to promote the overall health, safety, and best interests of the child; and (ii) the importance and fundamental value of encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth gained through participation in activities in his or her community. Provides that a caregiver is not liable for harm caused to a child in out-of-home care who participates in an activity approved by the caregiver. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5665"
citation: "Illinois HB 5665 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-10"
last_action: "2016-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af6c98c0-4610-44bf-8362-c1fcb5dc7881"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5665&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95119&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "421286adc9e86bc9eefe0a619150d983597d1bf50c44d4cf18fdbcf94ef5a488"
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 5665 (99th) — DCFS-FOSTER CARE-ACTIVITIES

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that each child who comes into the care and custody of the Department of Children and Family Services is fully entitled to participate in appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities in a manner that allows that child to participate in his or her community to the fullest extent possible. Requires caregivers to use the reasonable and prudent parent standard in determining whether to give permission for a child in out-of-home care to participate in appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. Requires caregivers to consider certain factors when using the reasonable and prudent parent standard, including: (i) the child's age, maturity, and developmental level to promote the overall health, safety, and best interests of the child; and (ii) the importance and fundamental value of encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth gained through participation in activities in his or her community. Provides that a caregiver is not liable for harm caused to a child in out-of-home care who participates in an activity approved by the caregiver. Grants the Department rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

## 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=09900HB5665&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95119&DocNum=5665&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5665eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95119&DocNum=5665&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5665enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95119&DocNum=5665&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Christine Winger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger `filing`
- **2016-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
- **2016-04-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2016-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2016-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2016-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2016
- **2016-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2016
- **2016-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0839 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af6c98c0-4610-44bf-8362-c1fcb5dc7881`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).