DCFS-ABUSED CHILD-GROOMING

What it does

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

Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. In the definition of "abused child", provides that an abused child means a child whose parent or immediate family member, or any person responsible for the child's welfare, or any individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent commits the act of grooming a child for the purpose of establishing or attempting to establish a romantic or sexual relationship (rather than commits the offense of grooming, as defined in the Criminal Code of 2012). Effective immediately.

Every action

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

1. May 31, 2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2. May 31, 2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
3. May 31, 2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.
4. May 31, 2026HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
5. Jun 26, 2026HouseSent to the Governor
6. Aug 10, 2026HouseGovernor Approved
7. Aug 10, 2026HouseEffective Date January 1, 2027
8. Aug 10, 2026HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0831

Roll calls

9 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 6 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

• Michelle MussmanD Primary sponsor · District 56
• Lakesia CollinsD Floor sponsor · District 5