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HB 3542 Illinois House · 100th Regular Session

FOSTER CHILDREN-RIGHTS

Summary
Amends the Foster Children's Bill of Rights Act. In addition to other specified rights, provides that it is the policy of the State that every child and adult in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services who is placed in foster care shall have the right to be placed in the least restrictive and most family-like setting available and in close proximity to his or her parent's home consistent with his or her health, safety, best interests, and special needs.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Mar 17, 2017 Signed Aug 18, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2017 · House Mar 16, 2017

How they voted

38–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 48
May 26, 2017
D Democratic28
24 Yea 4
85% Yea
R Republican20
14 Yea 6
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 18, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 16, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-10)
house
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.