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HB4975 • 2026
DCFS-COMPLETE INVESTIGATIONS
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DCFS-COMPLETE INVESTIGATIONS
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jed Davis
DCFS-COMPLETE INVESTIGATIONS
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Full Text of HB4975 Home Legislation Full Text HB4975 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB4975 Introduced , by Rep. Jed Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 325 ILCS 5/7.4b new Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that whenever the Department of Children and Family Services takes protective custody of a child following a report of suspected child abuse or neglect and a petition for temporary custody of the child is filed by the State's Attorney in accordance with the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Child Protective Service Unit assigned to investigate the initial report shall continue and complete its investigation even if, after the temporary custody hearing, the Department is granted temporary custody of the child. Provides that the Unit's investigation shall not be closed solely because the court issues an order of temporary custody over the child to the Department; and that the court's decision to grant temporary custody of the child to the Department may not, under any circumstances, be considered by the Child Protective Service Unit when making its determination on whether the investigated report indicates abuse or neglect. Provides that a Child Protective Service Unit shall not end its investigation of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect until the Unit completes the investigation as prescribed under specified administrative rules and procedures. Contains provisions on final investigative summary requirements and oversight and compliance actions. Effective January 1, 2027. LRB104 17889 KTG 31325 b A BILL FOR HB4975 LRB104 17889 KTG 31325 b 1 AN ACT concerning children. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act is 5 amended by adding Section 7.4b as follows: 6 (325 ILCS 5/7.4b new) 7 Sec. 7.4b. Complete investigation requirement. 8 (a) Findings. The General Assembly finds that: 9 (1) Protective custody decisions are emergency 10 actions, not final investigative results. 11 (2) The Department of Children and Family Services 12 frequently halts investigations after court involvement, 13 leaving important facts unexamined. 14 (3) The rights of parents to raise their children are 15 among the oldest and most fundamental liberty interests 16 that our country protects. 17 (4) Inadequate, improper, or incomplete investigations 18 by the Department of Children and Family Services present 19 a serious infringement on that right. 20 (5) The Department of Children and Family Services' 21 rules, procedures, standardized forms and standardized 22 notices in effect as of January 1, 2026 are the 23 constitutionally minimum investigation obligations for HB4975 - 2 - LRB104 17889 KTG 31325 b 1 child protective service units to conduct a full and 2 complete investigation into allegations of child abuse or 3 neglect. 4 (b) Requirement of continued investigation. Whenever the 5 Department takes protective custody of a child following a 6 report of suspected child abuse or neglect and a petition for 7 temporary custody of the child is filed by the State's 8 Attorney in accordance with Section 2-13 of the Juvenile Court 9 Act of 1987, the Child Protective Service Unit assigned to 10 investigate the initial report shall continue and complete its 11 investigation as required in subsection (c) even if, after the 12 temporary custody hearing, the Department is granted temporary 13 custody of the child. The Unit's investigation shall not be 14 closed solely because the court issues an order of temporary 15 custody over the child to the Department in accordance with 16 Section 2-10 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. A court's 17 decision to grant temporary custody of the child to the 18 Department may not, under any circumstances, be considered by 19 the Child Protective Service Unit when making its 20 determination on whether the investigated report indicates 21 abuse or neglect. 22 (c) Elements of a complete investigation. A Child 23 Protective Service Unit shall not end its investigation of a 24 report of suspected child abuse or neglect until the Unit 25 completes the investigation as prescribed under 89 Ill. Adm. 26 Code 300 and the Department's Procedures 300 Reports of Child HB4975 - 3 - LRB104 17889 KTG 31325 b 1 Abuse and Neglect, including, but not limited to, the 2 investigatory obligations stated in Procedures 300.50, or any 3 other related Department rules or procedures. 4 (d) Final investigative summary. The Child Protective 5 Service Unit shall complete a written investigative summary 6 that complies with the Department's Procedures 300 Sections 7 300.50(i) (Assessment of Case Information and Evidence), 8 300.50(k) (Final Determinations), and 300.70(j) (Final 9 Supervisory Conference), or any successor provisions, 10 including, but not limited to, full and complete information, 11 both inculpatory and exculpatory, about the facts gathered, 12 credibility assessments, unresolved discrepancies, and the 13 rationale supporting an indicated or unfounded determination. 14 The written investigative summary mandated by this subsection 15 shall be completed regardless of whether the alleged child 16 victim or any other child remains in protective custody. 17 (e) Oversight and compliance. Failure on the part of a 18 child protective investigator or any other Child Protective 19 Service Unit member to complete an investigation in accordance 20 with this Section shall be grounds for supervisory review, 21 corrective action, and internal discipline as prescribed by 22 the Department. 23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 24 1, 2027. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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