Illinois 104th General Assembly Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 12 D · 5 R cosponsors

HB2907      — CHILD WELFARE DISCLOSURE ACT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0254

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 05, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 D · 5 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Creates the Child Welfare Disclosure to Parents and Caregivers Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State that parents receiving intact family services or reunification services from the Illinois child welfare system have specified rights, including, but not limited to, the right to: (1) be treated with dignity and respect and as a valued member of the child welfare team; (2) be consulted about relative placement options for their children prior to placement in a foster home; (3) be notified and considered as a placement resource, as the noncustodial parent, prior to protective custody; (4) receive timely visitation with their children; (5) be provided a copy of the Child Welfare Disclosure to Parents and Caregivers Act at the time of case opening for intact family services or reunification services; (6) participate in the development of the hair care plan for their child; and other enumerated rights. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0254

  2. Effective Date August 15, 2025

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III

  6. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  7. Passed Both Houses

  8. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

  9. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  10. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025

  13. Second Reading

  14. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025

  15. Do Pass Child Welfare; 008-000-000

  16. Assigned to Child Welfare

  17. Referred to Assignments

  18. First Reading

  19. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  21. Arrive in Senate

  22. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  27. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  28. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  29. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams

  30. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan

  33. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore

  34. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  35. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick

  37. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  38. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  39. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 011-000-000

  40. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee

  41. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  42. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford

  43. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  44. Second Reading - Short Debate

  45. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

  46. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Crawford

  47. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  48. Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 010-001-000

  49. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  50. Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee

  51. Referred to Rules Committee

  52. First Reading

  53. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (161)

161 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

May 22, 2025

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19000
Democrat 37001
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 57001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (58)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Celina Villanueva Democrat Yea
Christopher Belt Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Graciela Guzmán Democrat Yea
Javier L. Cervantes Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura Ellman Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Meg Loughran Cappel Democrat Not Voting
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Mike Porfirio Democrat Yea
Mike Simmons Democrat Yea
Napoleon Harris III Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Paul Faraci Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Ram Villivalam Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robert Peters Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Suzy Glowiak Hilton Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Yea
Willie Preston Democrat Yea
Andrew S. Chesney Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Balkema Republican Yea
Craig Wilcox Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Darby A. Hills Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Donald P. DeWitte Republican Yea
Erica Harriss Republican Yea
Jason Plummer Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Li Arellano, Jr. Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sally J. Turner Republican Yea
Seth Lewis Republican Yea
Steve McClure Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea

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Child Welfare

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6001
Republican 2001
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Adriane L. Johnson Democrat Yea
Doris Turner Democrat Yea
Karina Villa Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Mary Edly-Allen Democrat Yea
Rachel Ventura Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Darby A. Hills Republican Yea
Sally J. Turner Republican Not Voting
Seth Lewis Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Third Reading

Passed 111 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 69005
Republican 37002
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 110007
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Jacobs — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Stava-Murray — Yea
Hernandez, Lisa — Yea
Aarón M. Ortíz Democrat Yea
Abdelnasser Rashid Democrat Yea
Amy Briel Democrat Yea
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar Democrat Yea
Ann M. Williams Democrat Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Barbara Hernandez Democrat Yea
Bob Morgan Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Not Voting
Curtis J. Tarver, II Democrat Yea
Dagmara Avelar Democrat Yea
Daniel Didech Democrat Yea
Dave Vella Democrat Yea
Debbie Meyers-Martin Democrat Yea
Diane Blair-Sherlock Democrat Yea
Edgar González, Jr. Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Harry Benton Democrat Yea
Hoan Huynh Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Janet Yang Rohr Democrat Yea
Jawaharial Williams Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat Yea
Joyce Mason Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Kam Buckner Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Not Voting
Kevin John Olickal Democrat Yea
Kimberly Du Buclet Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Faver Dias Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Lilian Jiménez Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Margaret Croke Democrat Yea
Martha Deuter Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Mary Beth Canty Democrat Yea
Mary Gill Democrat Yea
Matt Hanson Democrat Yea
Maura Hirschauer Democrat Yea
Maurice A. West, II Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Nabeela Syed Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Nicolle Grasse Democrat Yea
Norma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Rick Ryan Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sharon Chung Democrat Not Voting
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Not Voting
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Not Voting
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Terra Costa Howard Democrat Yea
Thaddeus Jones Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Tracy Katz Muhl Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Yolonda Morris Democrat Yea
Adam M. Niemerg Republican Yea
Amy Elik Republican Yea
Amy L. Grant Republican Yea
Blaine Wilhour Republican Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Bradley Fritts Republican Yea
Brandun Schweizer 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
Dennis Tipsword Republican Yea
Jackie Haas Republican Yea
Jason R. Bunting Republican Yea
Jed Davis Republican Yea
Jeff Keicher Republican Yea
Jennifer Sanalitro Republican Not Voting
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Kevin Schmidt Republican Yea
Kyle Moore Republican Yea
Martin McLaughlin Republican Yea
Michael J. Coffey, Jr. Republican Yea
Nicole La Ha Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Patrick Sheehan Republican Yea
Patrick Windhorst Republican Yea
Regan Deering Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Yea
Tom Weber Republican Yea
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea
Wayne A. Rosenthal Republican Yea
William E Hauter Republican Not Voting

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Adoption & Child Welfare

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8000
Republican 3001
Total 11001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Norma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Terra Costa Howard Democrat Yea
Jed Davis Republican Yea
Nicole La Ha Republican Yea
Regan Deering Republican Not Voting
Steven Reick Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Adoption & Child Welfare

Passed 10 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7001
Republican 3100
Total 10101
% of votes cast 83%8%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Kevin John Olickal Democrat Yea
Lindsey LaPointe Democrat Yea
Lisa Davis Democrat Yea
Michael Crawford Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Norma Hernandez Democrat Not Voting
Suzanne M. Ness Democrat Yea
Terra Costa Howard Democrat Yea
Jed Davis Republican Yea
Nicole La Ha Republican Yea
Regan Deering Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2907      do?
Creates the Child Welfare Disclosure to Parents and Caregivers Act. Provides that it is the policy of the State that parents receiving intact family services or reunification services from the Illinois child welfare system have specified rights, including, but not limited to, the right to: (1) be treated with dignity and respect and as a valued member of the child welfare team; (2) be consulted about relative placement options for their children prior to placement in a foster home; (3) be notified and considered as a placement resource, as the noncustodial parent, prior to protective custody; (4) receive timely visitation with their children; (5) be provided a copy of the Child Welfare Disclosure to Parents and Caregivers Act at the time of case opening for intact family services or reunification services; (6) participate in the development of the hair care plan for their child; and other enumerated rights. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB2907     ?
HB2907      is sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz, Michael E. Hastings, Mary Edly-Allen, Kimberly A. Lightford, Napoleon Harris III, Michael Crawford (Democrat), Suzanne M. Ness (Democrat), Jawaharial Williams (Democrat), Gregg Johnson (Democrat), Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), Michelle Mussman (Democrat), Terra Costa Howard (Democrat), Lisa Davis (Democrat), Steven Reick (Republican), Nicole La Ha (Republican), Janet Yang Rohr (Democrat), Kyle Moore (Republican), Patrick Sheehan (Republican), Tom Weber (Republican), Nicolle Grasse (Democrat), Matt Hanson (Democrat), and Rick Ryan (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB2907     ?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 05, 2025. It awaits signature.
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