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| Bill | IMDMA-ADOPTION | Amends the Adoption Act. Defines "adult", when referring to a person who is the subject of a petition for adoption under provisions relating to who may be adopted, as a person who is 18 years old or older. Provides that after either the entry of an order terminating parental rights or the entry of a judgment of adoption, the parents (rather than the natural parents) of a child or adult (rather than only a child) sought to be adopted shall be relieved of all parental responsibility for the child or adult and shall be deprived of all legal rights as respects the child or adult, and the child or adult shall be free from all obligations of maintenance and obedience as respects such parents. Provides that a parent who is also a petitioner in the adoption will retain all parental rights, responsibilities, and obligations. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 103rd | HB 5224 | Illinois HB 5224 (103rd) |
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Illinois HB 5224 (103rd) — IMDMA-ADOPTION
Amends the Adoption Act. Defines "adult", when referring to a person who is the subject of a petition for adoption under provisions relating to who may be adopted, as a person who is 18 years old or older. Provides that after either the entry of an order terminating parental rights or the entry of a judgment of adoption, the parents (rather than the natural parents) of a child or adult (rather than only a child) sought to be adopted shall be relieved of all parental responsibility for the child or adult and shall be deprived of all legal rights as respects the child or adult, and the child or adult shall be free from all obligations of maintenance and obedience as respects such parents. Provides that a parent who is also a petitioner in the adoption will retain all parental rights, responsibilities, and obligations.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower
- Adoption & Child Welfare — 13–0 (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
filing - 2024-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2024-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2024-02-28 Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
referral-committee - 2024-03-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 013-000-000
- 2024-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2024-04-11 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2024-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2024-04-18 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2024-04-19 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2024-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2024-04-19 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
- 2024-04-19 First Reading
reading-1 - 2024-04-19 Referred to Assignments
- 2024-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2024-04-30 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- 2024-05-08 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
- 2024-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024
reading-2 - 2024-05-09 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2024-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2024-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2024-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2024-06-13 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2024-07-19 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2024-07-19 Effective Date January 1, 2025
- 2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0696
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1d283739-551d-49a1-92e4-4f5af912d799. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).