Illinois House Bill 2543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Passed on August 11 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0340
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that when the Department of Children and Family Services first assumes custody of a child, in placing that child, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify, locate, and provide notice to all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child who are ready, willing, and able to care for the child (rather than the Department shall make reasonable efforts to identify and locate a relative who is ready, willing, and able to care for the child).

DCFS-CUSTODY-NOTICE-RELATIVES

Rep. Monique Davis [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]	Rep. Norine Hammond [R]	Rep. Litesa Wallace [D]
Rep. Mary Flowers [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]	Sen. Donne Trotter [D]	Sen. Iris Martinez [D]
Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]

2015-05-21 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-04-20 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-11	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0340
2015-08-11	House	Effective Date January 1, 2016
2015-08-11	House	Governor Approved
2015-06-19	House	Sent to the Governor
2015-05-21	House	Passed Both Houses
2015-05-21	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
2015-05-14	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2015-05-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
2015-05-14	Senate	Second Reading
2015-05-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
2015-05-06	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000
2015-04-29	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2015-04-23	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2015-04-23	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
2015-04-23	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-04-23	Senate	First Reading
2015-04-22	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2015-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2015
2015-04-21	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2015-04-20	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
2015-04-17	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2015-04-17	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
2015-04-17	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2015-03-17	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
2015-03-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2015-03-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
2015-03-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2015-03-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2015-03-11	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-11	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
2015-03-11	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2015-03-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2015-03-11	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
2015-03-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2015-03-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
2015-03-02	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2015-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2015-02-18	House	First Reading
2015-02-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	505	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2543&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2543.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2543eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2543enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/99/099-0340.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2543ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB2543ham002.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900HB2543_04202015_020000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900HB2543_05212015_030000T.pdf