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SB 755 — DCFS-GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0208
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2021. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 17/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5e 20 ILCS 505/6b-1 new 705 ILCS 405/2-17 from Ch. 37, par. 802-17 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services must maintain the name, electronic mail address, and telephone number for each minor's court-appointed guardian ad litem and, if applicable, the guardian ad litem's supervisor. Provides that the Department must update this contact information within 5 days of receiving notice of a change. Provides that the Advocacy Office for Children and Families must make this contact information available to the minor, current foster parent or caregiver, or caseworker, if requested. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules for maintaining and providing this information by December 31, 2021. Provides that the Advocacy Office shall include an electronic mail address in addition to a toll-free telephone number that may be used to file complaints, to obtain information about the delivery of child welfare service by the Department or its agents, and to obtain the contact information for the guardian ad litem. Provides that the telephone number and electronic mail address shall be included in all appropriate notices and handbooks regarding services available through the Department. Provides that the Department shall provide a flyer to all youth entering care describing the responsibilities of the Advocacy Office, the telephone number and electronic mailing address for the Advocacy Office, and a description of the role of a guardian ad litem. Provides that the Department shall also provide this flyer to youth at every administrative case review. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0208
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Effective Date July 30, 2021
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
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Removed from Consent Calendar Status Rep. Greg Harris
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
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Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar
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Second Reading - Consent Calendar
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
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Do Pass / Consent Calendar Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 008-000-000
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Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
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Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sue Scherer
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Morrison
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Recalled to Second Reading
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
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Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
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Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
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Assigned to Executive
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
Sponsors
- Julie A. Morrison · Primary
- Scott M. Bennett · Cosponsor
- Sue Scherer · Primary
- Stephanie A. Kifowit · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Julie A. Morrison Democrat
- Sue Scherer Democrat
Co-sponsors (2)
- Scott M. Bennett
- Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat
Not signed on (179)
179 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 179 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 115 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Nichols | — | Yea |
| Ozinga | — | Yea |
| Batinick | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Bos | — | Yea |
| Bourne | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Mazzochi | — | Yea |
| Durkin | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Frese | — | Yea |
| Yednock | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Greenwood | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Not Voting |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Carroll | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Caulkins | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Stoneback | — | Yea |
| Luft | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Marron | — | Yea |
| Demmer | — | Yea |
| Welter | — | Yea |
| Costa Howard | — | Yea |
| Williams, Jawaharial | — | Yea |
| Yang Rohr | — | Yea |
| Aarón M. Ortíz | Democrat | Yea |
| Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann M. Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Stava | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Morgan | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Yea |
| Curtis J. Tarver, II | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dagmara Avelar | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Didech | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Vella | Democrat | Yea |
| Debbie Meyers-Martin | Democrat | Yea |
| Edgar González, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | Democrat | Yea |
| Joyce Mason | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Kam Buckner | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey LaPointe | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret Croke | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark L. Walker | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Maura Hirschauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Maurice A. West, II | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne M. Ness | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam M. Niemerg | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Elik | Republican | Yea |
| Amy L. Grant | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew S. Chesney | Republican | Yea |
| Blaine Wilhour | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel J. Ugaste | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| David Friess | Republican | Yea |
| Jackie Haas | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Keicher | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| Martin McLaughlin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Windhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Gillespie | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Barickman | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Stoller | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Yea |
| Connor | — | Yea |
| Crowe | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Pacione-Zayas | — | Yea |
| Glowiak Hilton | — | Yea |
| Loughran Cappel | — | Yea |
| Simmons, Mike | — | Yea |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Celina Villanueva | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Belt | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Doris Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Karina Villa | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Ellman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Ram Villivalam | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert Peters | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Wilcox | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Donald P. DeWitte | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Curran | Republican | Not Voting |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sally J. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve McClure | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 755 do?
- Amends the Supreme Court Historic Preservation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 705 ILCS 17/1 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 505/5e 20 ILCS 505/6b-1 new 705 ILCS 405/2-17 from Ch. 37, par. 802-17 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services must maintain the name, electronic mail address, and telephone number for each minor's court-appointed guardian ad litem and, if applicable, the guardian ad litem's supervisor. Provides that the Department must update this contact information within 5 days of receiving notice of a change. Provides that the Advocacy Office for Children and Families must make this contact information available to the minor, current foster parent or caregiver, or caseworker, if requested. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules for maintaining and providing this information by December 31, 2021. Provides that the Advocacy Office shall include an electronic mail address in addition to a toll-free telephone number that may be used to file complaints, to obtain information about the delivery of child welfare service by the Department or its agents, and to obtain the contact information for the guardian ad litem. Provides that the telephone number and electronic mail address shall be included in all appropriate notices and handbooks regarding services available through the Department. Provides that the Department shall provide a flyer to all youth entering care describing the responsibilities of the Advocacy Office, the telephone number and electronic mailing address for the Advocacy Office, and a description of the role of a guardian ad litem. Provides that the Department shall also provide this flyer to youth at every administrative case review. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 755?
- SB 755 is sponsored by Julie A. Morrison (Democrat), Scott M. Bennett, Sue Scherer (Democrat), and Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 755?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2021. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 755?
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