Illinois · House Bill 5443 · 103rd General Assembly

DCFS-B.H. CONSENT DECREE DATA

HB 5443 Sponsored by Suzanne M. Ness Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to publicly release performance data that the Department is required to collect under the terms of the B.H. Consent Decree and to also submit that performance data to the federal government as required under the consent decree. Provides that no later than December 31, 2024, and on December 31 of each year thereafter…

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Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to publicly release performance data that the Department is required to collect under the terms of the B.H. Consent Decree and to also submit that performance data to the federal government as required under the consent decree. Provides that no later than December 31, 2024, and on December 31 of each year thereafter, the Department shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly annual data reports that include the performance data required under the B.H. Consent Decree. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department shall implement a data system that allows the Department to quickly analyze trends and evaluate multivariate correlations on collected performance data. Effective immediately.

Every action

6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee · House Adoption & Child Welfare
  5. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  6. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.