---
type: "Bill"
title: "ADOPTION-CONSENT-SURRENDER"
description: "Amends the Adoption Act. Provides 2 new adoption forms: final and irrevocable designated surrender for purposes of adoption; and final and irrevocable consent to adoption by a specified person or persons in a non-DCFS case. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6080"
citation: "Illinois HB 6080 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdd91215-d568-46b4-9f68-7a7f6f6d81cd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6080&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52038&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e88e59ee6fdc0fae841b785151f159e820eb6f0ce0672762463c7909fe97cb5a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 6080 (96th) — ADOPTION-CONSENT-SURRENDER

Amends the Adoption Act. Provides 2 new adoption forms: final and irrevocable designated surrender for purposes of adoption; and final and irrevocable consent to adoption by a specified person or persons in a non-DCFS case. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6080&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52038&DocNum=6080&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6080eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52038&DocNum=6080&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6080enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52038&DocNum=6080&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Adoption Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform Committee
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-18** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-18** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-23** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2010-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2010-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2010-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2010-04-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2010-04-30** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 110-000-002
- **2010-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1461 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdd91215-d568-46b4-9f68-7a7f6f6d81cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).