Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1797 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1797 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 5/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2057325 ILCS 5/7.3 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that any report received by the Department of Children and Family Services alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by any person (rather than a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent) shall immediately be shared with (rather than referred to) the appropriate local law enforcement agency. Provides that, upon receipt of the shared report, the local law enforcement agency may, in its discretion, conduct a criminal investigation or other action based on the information contained within the report. Provides that the Department shall be the sole agency responsible for receiving and investigating reports of child abuse or neglect made under the Act, except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by any person (rather than except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent). LRB104 03970 KTG 13994 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1797 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 5/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2057325 ILCS 5/7.3 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3 325 ILCS 5/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2057 325 ILCS 5/7.3 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that any report received by the Department of Children and Family Services alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by any person (rather than a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent) shall immediately be shared with (rather than referred to) the appropriate local law enforcement agency. Provides that, upon receipt of the shared report, the local law enforcement agency may, in its discretion, conduct a criminal investigation or other action based on the information contained within the report. Provides that the Department shall be the sole agency responsible for receiving and investigating reports of child abuse or neglect made under the Act, except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by any person (rather than except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent). LRB104 03970 KTG 13994 b LRB104 03970 KTG 13994 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1797 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	325 ILCS 5/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2057325 ILCS 5/7.3 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3 325 ILCS 5/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2057 325 ILCS 5/7.3 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3
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6	6	Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that any report received by the Department of Children and Family Services alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by any person (rather than a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent) shall immediately be shared with (rather than referred to) the appropriate local law enforcement agency. Provides that, upon receipt of the shared report, the local law enforcement agency may, in its discretion, conduct a criminal investigation or other action based on the information contained within the report. Provides that the Department shall be the sole agency responsible for receiving and investigating reports of child abuse or neglect made under the Act, except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by any person (rather than except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent).
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning children.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 1. Reference to Act. This Act may be referred to as
16	16	5 the AJ Freund Act.
17	17	6 Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is
18	18	7 amended by changing Sections 7 and 7.3 as follows:
19	19	8 (325 ILCS 5/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057)
20	20	9 Sec. 7. Time and manner of making reports. All reports of
21	21	10 suspected child abuse or neglect made under this Act shall be
22	22	11 made immediately by telephone to the central register
23	23	12 established under Section 7.7 on the single, State-wide,
24	24	13 toll-free telephone number established in Section 7.6, or in
25	25	14 person or by telephone through the nearest Department office.
26	26	15 The Department shall, in cooperation with school officials,
27	27	16 distribute appropriate materials in school buildings listing
28	28	17 the toll-free telephone number established in Section 7.6,
29	29	18 including methods of making a report under this Act. The
30	30	19 Department may, in cooperation with appropriate members of the
31	31	20 clergy, distribute appropriate materials in churches,
32	32	21 synagogues, temples, mosques, or other religious buildings
33	33	22 listing the toll-free telephone number established in Section
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37	37	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1797 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38	38	325 ILCS 5/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2057325 ILCS 5/7.3 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3 325 ILCS 5/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2057 325 ILCS 5/7.3 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3
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40	40	325 ILCS 5/7.3 from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3
41	41	Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that any report received by the Department of Children and Family Services alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by any person (rather than a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent) shall immediately be shared with (rather than referred to) the appropriate local law enforcement agency. Provides that, upon receipt of the shared report, the local law enforcement agency may, in its discretion, conduct a criminal investigation or other action based on the information contained within the report. Provides that the Department shall be the sole agency responsible for receiving and investigating reports of child abuse or neglect made under the Act, except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by any person (rather than except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by a person who is not the child's parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent).
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70	70	1 7.6, including methods of making a report under this Act.
71	71	2 Wherever the Statewide number is posted, there shall also
72	72	3 be posted the following notice:
73	73	4 "Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the
74	74	5 Department commits the offense of disorderly conduct under
75	75	6 subsection (a)(7) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of
76	76	7 2012. A violation of this subsection is a Class 4 felony."
77	77	8 The report required by this Act shall include, if known,
78	78	9 the name and address of the child and the child's parents or
79	79	10 other persons having the child's custody; the child's age; the
80	80	11 nature of the child's condition, including any evidence of
81	81	12 previous injuries or disabilities; and any other information
82	82	13 that the person filing the report believes might be helpful in
83	83	14 establishing the cause of such abuse or neglect and the
84	84	15 identity of the person believed to have caused such abuse or
85	85	16 neglect. Reports made to the central register through the
86	86	17 State-wide, toll-free telephone number shall be immediately
87	87	18 transmitted by the Department to the appropriate Child
88	88	19 Protective Service Unit. All such reports alleging the death
89	89	20 of a child, serious injury to a child, including, but not
90	90	21 limited to, brain damage, skull fractures, subdural hematomas,
91	91	22 and internal injuries, torture of a child, malnutrition of a
92	92	23 child, and sexual abuse to a child, including, but not limited
93	93	24 to, sexual intercourse, sexual exploitation, sexual
94	94	25 molestation, and sexually transmitted disease in a child age
95	95	26 12 and under, shall also be immediately transmitted by the
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106	106	1 Department to the appropriate local law enforcement agency.
107	107	2 The Department shall within 24 hours orally notify local law
108	108	3 enforcement personnel and the office of the State's Attorney
109	109	4 of the involved county of the receipt of any report alleging
110	110	5 the death of a child, serious injury to a child, including, but
111	111	6 not limited to, brain damage, skull fractures, subdural
112	112	7 hematomas, and internal injuries, torture of a child,
113	113	8 malnutrition of a child, and sexual abuse to a child,
114	114	9 including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse, sexual
115	115	10 exploitation, sexual molestation, and sexually transmitted
116	116	11 disease in a child age 12 and under. All oral reports made by
117	117	12 the Department to local law enforcement personnel and the
118	118	13 office of the State's Attorney of the involved county shall be
119	119	14 confirmed in writing within 24 hours of the oral report.
120	120	15 Any report received by the Department alleging the abuse
121	121	16 or neglect of a child by any a person who is not the child's
122	122	17 parent, a member of the child's immediate family, a person
123	123	18 responsible for the child's welfare, an individual residing in
124	124	19 the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent
125	125	20 shall immediately be shared with referred to the appropriate
126	126	21 local law enforcement agency. Upon receipt of the shared
127	127	22 report, the local law enforcement agency may, in its
128	128	23 discretion, conduct a criminal investigation or other action
129	129	24 based on the information contained within the report for
130	130	25 consideration of criminal investigation or other action.
131	131	26 Written confirmation reports from persons not required to
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142	142	1 report by this Act may be made to the appropriate Child
143	143	2 Protective Service Unit. Written reports from persons required
144	144	3 by this Act to report shall be admissible in evidence in any
145	145	4 judicial proceeding or administrative hearing relating to
146	146	5 child abuse or neglect. Reports involving known or suspected
147	147	6 child abuse or neglect in public or private residential
148	148	7 agencies or institutions shall be made and received in the
149	149	8 same manner as all other reports made under this Act.
150	150	9 For purposes of this Section, "child" includes an adult
151	151	10 resident as defined in this Act.
152	152	11 (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23;
153	153	12 103-624, eff. 1-1-25.)
154	154	13 (325 ILCS 5/7.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.3)
155	155	14 Sec. 7.3. (a) The Department shall be the sole agency
156	156	15 responsible for receiving and investigating reports of child
157	157	16 abuse or neglect made under this Act, including reports of
158	158	17 adult resident abuse or neglect as defined in this Act, except
159	159	18 where investigations by other agencies may be required with
160	160	19 respect to reports alleging the abuse or neglect of a child by
161	161	20 any person, a person who is not the child's parent, a member of
162	162	21 the child's immediate family, a person responsible for the
163	163	22 child's welfare, an individual residing in the same home as
164	164	23 the child, or a paramour of the child's parent, the death of a
165	165	24 child, serious injury to a child, or sexual abuse to a child
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