---
type: "Bill"
title: "PARENTAGE ACT-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Makes numerous changes in provisions concerning: definitions; the establishment of the parent-child relationship; presumption of parentage; proceedings to declare the non-existence of the parent-child relationship; voluntary acknowledgment; rules for acknowledgment and denial of parentage; temporary orders; injunctive relief; standing; venue; genetic testing; joinder of proceedings; men who father through sexual assault or sexual abuse; judgment; the provision of information to the State Case Registry; enforcement; modification; and the right to counsel."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 4447"
citation: "Illinois HB 4447 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-14"
last_action: "2016-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c4881e8-1f77-4a33-9575-0db6e69c02f0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4447&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93351&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "69d4b3f4c52e4f28d71abeca416c5ecffd1ee7f58346b74cc1446d527cbfda3d"
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 4447 (99th) — PARENTAGE ACT-VARIOUS

Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Makes numerous changes in provisions concerning: definitions; the establishment of the parent-child relationship; presumption of parentage; proceedings to declare the non-existence of the parent-child relationship; voluntary acknowledgment; rules for acknowledgment and denial of parentage; temporary orders; injunctive relief; standing; venue; genetic testing; joinder of proceedings; men who father through sexual assault or sexual abuse; judgment; the provision of information to the State Case Registry; enforcement; modification; and the right to counsel.

## 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=09900HB4447&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93351&DocNum=4447&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4447eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93351&DocNum=4447&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB4447enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=93351&DocNum=4447&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **84–29** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **106–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-01-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `filing`
- **2016-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-02-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-009-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2016-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
- **2016-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
- **2016-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
- **2016-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mulroe `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2016-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- **2016-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
- **2016-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 084-029-001
- **2016-05-29** House Concurs
- **2016-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0769 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c4881e8-1f77-4a33-9575-0db6e69c02f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).