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type: "Bill"
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title: "IMDMA-ADOPTION"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "103rd"
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identifier: "HB 5224"
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citation: "Illinois HB 5224 (103rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ann M. Williams", "Sara Feigenholtz"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-02-08"
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last_action: "2024-07-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d283739-551d-49a1-92e4-4f5af912d799"
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source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5224&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=153435&SessionID=112"
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source_hash: "d1a90fe28663584bd0d333625dd23731d5c947df63d24ea01dbb51df5dd4f7f7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 5224 (103rd) — IMDMA-ADOPTION
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5224.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5224eng.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB5224enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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- Adoption & Child Welfare — **13–0** (pass) · lower
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- Judiciary — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ann M. Williams — primary (person)
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- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams `filing`
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- **2024-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2024-02-28** Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption & Child Welfare Committee; 013-000-000
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- **2024-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2024-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2024-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2024-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-19** Referred to Assignments
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- **2024-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-30** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
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- **2024-05-08** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
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- **2024-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2024 `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
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- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
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- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2025
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- **2024-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0696 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d283739-551d-49a1-92e4-4f5af912d799`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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