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HB2498

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DCFS-CASELOAD TRACKING REPORTS

What this bill does

Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to submit to the General Assembly no later than March 1 of each year a report in relation to the ongoing case files of the Department, the caseload tracking system or systems operated by the Department, the ratio of active case files to active Department personnel, and how appropriations to the Department can be structured to incentivize the Department to manage its caseload and to reduce the burden of individual case responsibilities upon individual Department personnel.

Sponsor: Steven Reick Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-02-03
Stuck
P(Advance)
11.7%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.0%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.1%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 88%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 428 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$221,000.07 Across sponsors / voters
2 Members with trails
3 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Steven Reick Chief sponsor 42 $39,800.00 Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC ($5,500.00); IL Manufactured Housing Assn. PAC ($3,000.00); Fraternal Order of Police ($3,000.00)
Kevin Schmidt Sponsor 141 $181,200.07 IPACE ($50,000.00); Illinois Republican Party ($24,159.86); Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor -Management ($8,500.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Realtor Political Action Committee Steven Reick, Kevin Schmidt $9,500.00
Brad Stephens for State Representative Steven Reick, Kevin Schmidt $3,500.00
Community BancPac Steven Reick, Kevin Schmidt $2,000.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
IPACE — — 3 $50,000.00
Illinois Republican Party — — 3 $24,159.86
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 5 $9,500.00
illinois chiropractic society — — 5 $8,500.00
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor -Management — — 6 $8,500.00
Ameren — — 6 $8,000.00
Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC — — 2 $5,500.00
House Republican Organization — — 10 $5,155.21
Illinois Manufactured Housing Association — — 3 $5,000.00
Fraternal Order of Police-Chicago Lodge No 7 — — 1 $5,000.00
Illinois Health & Hospital Assoc. — — 6 $4,500.00
trk-pac mid-west truckers association, inc. — — 6 $4,250.00
AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 — — 2 $4,000.00
Brad Stephens for State Representative — — 4 $3,500.00
IL Manufactured Housing Assn. PAC — — 2 $3,000.00
Fraternal Order of Police — — 1 $3,000.00
illinois state medical society — — 3 $3,000.00
Chicago J. Dineen Lodge 7 PAC — — 1 $3,000.00
Rivers Casino — — 1 $2,500.00
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois — — 2 $2,500.00
Sports Betting Alliance — — 1 $2,500.00
Illinois CPA's for Political Action — — 3 $2,400.00
McGuire Woods Federal PAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Community BancPac — — 2 $2,000.00
Associated Fire Fighters of Il — — 3 $2,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Witness slips

5 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.

Name Organization Representing Position Hearing committee Hearing date
Danielle Gomez Office of the Cook County Public Guardian Cook County Public Guardian Proponent Adoption & Child Welfare 2025-03-18
Kyle Hillman National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter Proponent Adoption & Child Welfare 2025-03-18
Nora Collins-Mandeville American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois ACLU of Illinois Proponent Adoption & Child Welfare 2025-03-18
Nora Collins-Mandeville American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois ACLU of Illinois Proponent Adoption & Child Welfare 2025-03-11
Jennifer Cleveland DCFS DCFS No Position On Merits Adoption & Child Welfare 2025-03-18

Action History

6 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-08 — Added Co-SponsorRep. Kevin Schmidt. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-02-03 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Steven Reick House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-02-04 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-02-04 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-04 Committee Assignment
Assigned toAdoption & Child Welfare Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-03-21 Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a)
MISSED COMMITTEE DEADLINE — bill did not get a committee vote before the deadline and is re-referred to Rules/Assignments. The bill is NOT dead but faces an uphill battle to be reassigned. Most bills that hit Rule 19(a) do not advance.
2025-08-08 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Kevin Schmidt Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-02-03 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Steven Reick House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-02-04 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-04 House Assigned toAdoption & Child Welfare Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) Committee Assignment —
2025-03-21 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred toRules Committee House Rule 19(a); Senate analog: Rule 3-9(a) Deadlines & Re-referrals Mild −
2025-08-08 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Kevin Schmidt Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +