# Illinois SB0324: CHILDREN-TECH Illinois SB0324, CHILDREN-TECH, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0351); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0324-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB0324 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: CHILDREN-TECH - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0351 - Sponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: assignments, executive, adoption & child welfare - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (268 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Early Education Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Court review helps families regain custody: benefit, medium. Effective August 8, 2023, the law supports keeping children with families while addressing complex mental health needs. It covers children placed in Illinois child welfare custody or guardianship because they stayed in psychiatric hospitals beyond medical need. Courts must let public community or r… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey LaPointe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 113 | 0 | | | 2025-05-21 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-05-20 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed | pass | 72 | 39 | | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Child Welfare; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 54 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass Executive; | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (46) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0351 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-21: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-21: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-21: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-21: Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 011-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-21: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe (House) - 2025-05-20: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-05-20: Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 072-039-000 (House) - 2025-05-20: Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (House) - 2025-05-20: Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-20: Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee (House) - 2025-05-15: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-15: First Reading (House) - 2025-05-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-05-14: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-05-14: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Child Welfare; 007-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 23, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 30, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-24: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0324eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0324enr.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0324.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0324sam001.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0324eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0324enr.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0324.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0324sam001.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0324-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).