SB0324 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)
CHILDREN-TECH
Last Action
08/15/2025 - Senate: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0351
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Sara Feigenholtz - Karina Villa, Li Arellano, Jr. and Mary Edly-Allen
House Sponsors
(Rep. Suzanne M. Ness - Lindsey LaPointe)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Early Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
Adds reference to:
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 concerning abused, neglected, and dependent minors. Changes the provisions concerning Family Support Program services. Changes the program to publicly funded community and residential services. Provides that, if the minor is determined eligible for publicly funded community or residential services and the necessary publicly funded community or residential services are available for the minor, the court shall conduct a hearing within 14 days upon notification to all parties. Provides that, for minors in the temporary custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the court shall determine whether urgent and immediate necessity exists to continue the minor in the custody of the Department and whether the Department's custody of the minor should be vacated. Provides that for minors in the guardianship of the Department, the court shall determine whether the respondent is fit, willing, and able to care for the minor and whether it is in the minor's best interest to return to the custody of the respondent. Restores a provision which states that if the court determines that the minor shall continue in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family Services shall remain fiscally responsible for providing services to the minor. Provides that the provisions do not apply to: (1) a minor for whom the court has not yet completed an adjudicatory hearing and for whom a petition has been filed under the Act alleging that the minor is a neglected minor, other than a minor left at a psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity, or an abused minor; or (2) a minor who the court has adjudicated under the Act as either (i) a neglected minor, unless the primary basis for the finding is that the respondent left the minor at a psychiatric hospital beyond medical necessity, or (ii) an abused minor.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01/24/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon |
| 01/24/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 01/24/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 03/12/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 03/19/2025 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 |
| 03/19/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| 03/20/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 03/20/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 |
| 04/11/2025 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 04/29/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 |
| 04/29/2025 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| 04/29/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 30, 2025 |
| 04/30/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 04/30/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 05/06/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare |
| 05/06/2025 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 05/09/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 |
| 05/14/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Child Welfare; 007-000-000 |
| 05/14/2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 05/14/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Feigenholtz |
| 05/14/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 05/14/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 |
| 05/14/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 05/14/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. |
| 05/14/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 05/14/2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| 05/14/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 05/15/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 05/15/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 05/20/2025 | House | Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee |
| 05/20/2025 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| 05/20/2025 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 05/20/2025 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 072-039-000 |
| 05/20/2025 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 05/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| 05/21/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 05/21/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/21/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/21/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/22/2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 |
| 05/22/2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |
| 06/20/2025 | Senate | Sent to the Governor |
| 08/15/2025 | Senate | Governor Approved |
| 08/15/2025 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 |
| 08/15/2025 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0351 |