---
type: "Bill"
title: "ADOPTION ACT-CONSENTS"
description: "Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that the exception to the requirement of consents or surrenders for adoption for a person found by the court to be the father of the child as a result of criminal sexual abuse or assault applies when the sexual abuse or assault results in (i) a founded, cleared, or suspended police report, (ii) an indicated report of child sexual abuse as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act that involved sexual penetration of the mother, or (iii) a sworn affidavit provided by a licensed psychologist or a licensed social worker."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3552"
citation: "Illinois HB 3552 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-28"
last_action: "2003-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf8d99bb-ba86-45b5-8a8d-ce8a32d8d846"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3552&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=6163&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "50ee3737eda12d8ec5270087a7648444424e1897c573855b225efd15ae4c2404"
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 3552 (93rd) — ADOPTION ACT-CONSENTS

Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that the exception to the requirement of consents or surrenders for adoption for a person found by the court to be the father of the child as a result of criminal sexual abuse or assault applies when the sexual abuse or assault results in (i) a founded, cleared, or suspended police report, (ii) an indicated report of child sexual abuse as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act that involved sexual penetration of the mother, or (iii) a sworn affidavit provided by a licensed psychologist or a licensed social worker.

## 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=09300HB3552&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6163&DocNum=3552&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3552eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6163&DocNum=3552&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3552enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6163&DocNum=3552&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Barack Obama — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ronen — cosponsor (person)
- Denny Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence M. Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — primary (person)
- Miguel del Valle — cosponsor (person)
- Rickey R. Hendon — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Garrett — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Link — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios `filing`
- **2003-02-28** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2003-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2003-03-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles
- **2003-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2003-03-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2003-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-04-29** Sponsor Removed Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-05-09** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2003-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2003-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0510 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf8d99bb-ba86-45b5-8a8d-ce8a32d8d846`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).