---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL LAW-TECH"
description: "Amends the Adoption Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning who may be adopted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1870"
citation: "Illinois HB 1870 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-14"
last_action: "2005-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9356d8ed-0fc8-4ca3-8d2a-73754a227bf6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1870&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16743&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "09e894467cae1f1e8db98a107cc73216782fa6e72213594103271a127d07f38e"
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 1870 (94th) — CIVIL LAW-TECH

Amends the Adoption Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning who may be adopted.

## 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=09400HB1870&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16743&DocNum=1870&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1870eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16743&DocNum=1870&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1870enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16743&DocNum=1870&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Monique D. Davis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2005-02-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-07** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
- **2005-04-14** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2005-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
- **2005-05-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-05-18** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Raoul `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2005
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2005-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2005-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
- **2005-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 113-000-000
- **2005-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0563 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9356d8ed-0fc8-4ca3-8d2a-73754a227bf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).