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type: "Bill"
title: "EMANCIPATION OF MINORS"
description: "Amends the Emancipation of Minors Act. Deletes language stating that no order of complete or partial emancipation may be entered if there is any objection by the minor's parents or guardian. Provides instead that an order of complete or partial emancipation may be entered if there is an objection by the minor's parents or guardian only if the court finds, in a hearing, that emancipation would be in the minor's best interests. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2256"
citation: "Illinois HB 2256 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d078c17b-1bdc-4917-85d0-a54bf193b268"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2256&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=118062&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "deaafed0ae6fc23fb1ba6211a0416f2fa6ea3fd9d2f6cdf7cc7d658c35e90ca0"
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 2256 (101st) — EMANCIPATION OF MINORS
Amends the Emancipation of Minors Act. Deletes language stating that no order of complete or partial emancipation may be entered if there is any objection by the minor's parents or guardian. Provides instead that an order of complete or partial emancipation may be entered if there is an objection by the minor's parents or guardian only if the court finds, in a hearing, that emancipation would be in the minor's best interests. 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=10100HB2256&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118062&DocNum=2256&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2256eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118062&DocNum=2256&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2256enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=118062&DocNum=2256&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1090** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dan McConchie — primary (person)
- David A. Welter — primary (person)
- Deanne M. Mazzochi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David A. Welter `filing`
- **2019-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** To Family Law Subcommittee
- **2019-03-06** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-06** Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
- **2019-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
- **2019-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2019 `reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2019-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2019
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2019
- **2019-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2019
- **2019-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0135 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d078c17b-1bdc-4917-85d0-a54bf193b268`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).