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HB4534 - 104th General Assembly
DCFS-ABUSED CHILD-GROOMING
Last Action
Hearings
Adoption & Child Welfare Committee Hearing Apr 14 2026 2:00PM Capitol Building Room 122 Springfield, IL - House Floor Amendment 1Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
325 ILCS 5/3from Ch. 23, par. 2053
Synopsis As Introduced
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.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2026 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 1/30/2026 | House | First Reading |
| 1/30/2026 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/17/2026 | House | Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee |
| 3/18/2026 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 011-001-000 |
| 3/19/2026 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/08/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 4/08/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/08/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee |
| 4/09/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 011-000-000 |
| 4/09/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 4/09/2026 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 4/10/2026 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 4/10/2026 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |