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HB 2543 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

DCFS-CUSTODY-NOTICE-RELATIVES

Summary
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).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 21, 2015 Signed Aug 11, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2015 · House Apr 20, 2015

How they voted

50–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
May 21, 2015
D Democratic33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Aug 11, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 21, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 21, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-2)
senate
May 6, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000
upper
Apr 29, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Apr 23, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 20, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-7)
house
Apr 17, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Mar 17, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 11, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 10, 2015
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2015
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis
lower
Mar 2, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 18, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.