Illinois House Bill 439

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on July 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0273
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Creates the Illinois Youth in Care Timely Provision of Essential Care Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to develop a written, strategic plan that comprehensively addresses improving timely access to quality in-state residential treatment, evidence-based alternatives to residential treatment, and specialized foster care for youth in the care of the Department who have significant emotional, behavioral, and medical needs. Provides that the planning process must be transparent and allow for stakeholder input. Requires the strategic plan to be finalized and made public no later than one year after the effective date of the Act. Requires the strategic plan to be revised within 6 months after the rate study required under the Children and Family Services Act is complete and available for review. Requires the Department to incorporate the rate study's recommendations into the strategic plan. Requires the strategic plan to include: (i) benchmarks and a timeline for implementing each provision of the strategic plan; (ii) strategy for obtaining resources needed to implement each provision of the strategic plan; and (iii) ongoing stakeholder engagement during the implementation of the strategic plan.

HEALTH-TECH

Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]	Rep. Steven Reick [R]	Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]	Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]
Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

2023-05-10 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-07-28	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0273
2023-07-28	House	Effective Date January 1, 2024
2023-07-28	House	Governor Approved
2023-06-08	House	Sent to the Governor
2023-05-10	House	Passed Both Houses
2023-05-10	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
2023-05-05	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2023-05-05	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2023-05-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2023
2023-05-04	Senate	Second Reading
2023-05-03	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2023
2023-05-03	Senate	Do Pass Health and Human Services; 012-000-000
2023-04-28	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 6, 2023
2023-04-25	Senate	Assigned to Health and Human Services
2023-04-12	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Adriane Johnson
2023-03-23	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-03-23	Senate	First Reading
2023-03-23	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2023-03-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2023-03-23	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2023-03-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
2023-03-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
2023-03-22	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2023-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 012-000-000
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
2023-03-20	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lakesia Collins
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lakesia Collins
2023-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-01	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
2023-02-23	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-12	House	First Reading
2022-12-05	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
410	2	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=439&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0439.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0439eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0439enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/103/103-0273.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB0439ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/house/10300HB0439_03232023_004000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/103/senate/10300HB0439_05102023_001000T.pdf