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| Bill | INTERSTATE ADOPTIONS | Amends the Adoption Act. In a Section concerning adoption between multiple jurisdictions, adds a statement of public policy. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall promulgate procedures and requirements for interstate adoption placements of children and disseminate the information via specified channels no later than 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department may not require any further pre-adoption requirements. Provides that the procedures shall reflect the standard of review as stated in the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and approval shall be given by the Department if the placement appears not to be contrary to the best interests of the child. Adds provisions governing the timeline and procedures for interstate adoptions. Provides that communications concerning an interstate placement made between the Department and an Illinois licensed child welfare agency, an out-of-state child placing agency, and attorneys representing the prospective adoptive parent or biological parent may be made through any type of electronic means, including, but not limited to, electronic mail. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 703 | Illinois HB 703 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 27 | 2 | 2017-01-25 | 2017-08-25 | openstates | ocd-bill/f8eb1c1a-9b71-49bc-b97d-17026c65b47e | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=703&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101007&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 838acf8b3fd36fb265499f35e62bef19900892790719ac2dbe54ae440cf604a0 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 703 (100th) — INTERSTATE ADOPTIONS
Amends the Adoption Act. In a Section concerning adoption between multiple jurisdictions, adds a statement of public policy. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall promulgate procedures and requirements for interstate adoption placements of children and disseminate the information via specified channels no later than 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that the Department may not require any further pre-adoption requirements. Provides that the procedures shall reflect the standard of review as stated in the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and approval shall be given by the Department if the placement appears not to be contrary to the best interests of the child. Adds provisions governing the timeline and procedures for interstate adoptions. Provides that communications concerning an interstate placement made between the Department and an Illinois licensed child welfare agency, an out-of-state child placing agency, and attorneys representing the prospective adoptive parent or biological parent may be made through any type of electronic means, including, but not limited to, electronic mail. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-25 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
filing - 2017-01-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-01-25 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-08 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-02-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-02-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-02-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2017-02-28 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2017-02-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2017
reading-1 - 2017-03-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2017-03-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-03-01 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-04-25 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2017-05-09 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
- 2017-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
reading-3 - 2017-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2017-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-08-25 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2017-08-25 Effective Date August 25, 2017
- 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0344
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f8eb1c1a-9b71-49bc-b97d-17026c65b47e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).