DCFS-SUGGESTION BOXES
Summary
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services must place in each residential treatment center that accepts wards of the Department a locked suggestion box into which residents may place comments and concerns to be addressed by the Department. Provides that only employees of the Department shall have access to the contents of the locked suggestion boxes and that an employee of the Department must check the locked suggestion boxes at least once per week. Effective immediately.
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 26, 2015 · House Apr 16, 2015
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
May 26, 2015
D
Democratic33
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 11, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 26, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 26, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0)
senate
May 6, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 005-000-000
upper
Apr 29, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 16, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-7)
house
Mar 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Youth & Young Adults; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 10, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Youth & Young Adults
lower
Feb 25, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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