Roll Call: IL HB5551 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
For additional roll call votes on Illinois HB5551 please see the Vote List
Bill Title: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Expands the definition of "fictive kin" to include any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who is the foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services, has established a significant and family-like relationship with the child, and has been identified by the Department as the child's permanent connection, as defined by rule by the Department.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0836 [HB5551 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Expands the definition of "fictive kin" to include any individual, unrelated by birth or marriage, who is the foster parent of a child in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services, has established a significant and family-like relationship with the child, and has been identified by the Department as the child's permanent connection, as defined by rule by the Department.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0836 [HB5551 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 53 | 34 | 19 |
| Nay | - | - | - |
| Not Voting | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 39 | 20 |
