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Bill ADOPTION COMPENSATION Amends the Adoption Compensation Prohibition Act and the Adoption Act. Provides that the Act shall not be construed to prevent a prospective adoptive parent from giving gifts or other things of value to a biological parent if the total value does not exceed $200. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable attorney's fees of the biological parent in connection with proceedings under the Act or in connection with proceedings for the adoption of the child. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable birth parent living expenses without prior order of court. Provides that the prospective adoptive parents shall present a final accounting of all those attorney's fees to the court before the entry of a final judgment order for adoption. Provides that if the court finds an accounting by the prospective adoptive parents to be incomplete or deceptive or to contain unauthorized or unreasonable amounts, the court may order a new accounting or the repayment of amounts found to be excessive or unauthorized or make any other appropriate orders. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may seek reimbursement of reasonable living expenses from a person who receives such payments only if the person who accepts payment of reasonable living expenses before the child's birth knows that the person on whose behalf he or she is accepting payment is not pregnant at the time of the receipt of such payments or the person receives reimbursement for reasonable living expenses simultaneously from more than one prospective adoptive parent without the knowledge of the prospective adoptive parent. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 96th HB 756 Illinois HB 756 (96th)
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Illinois HB 756 (96th) — ADOPTION COMPENSATION

Amends the Adoption Compensation Prohibition Act and the Adoption Act. Provides that the Act shall not be construed to prevent a prospective adoptive parent from giving gifts or other things of value to a biological parent if the total value does not exceed $200. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable attorney's fees of the biological parent in connection with proceedings under the Act or in connection with proceedings for the adoption of the child. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable birth parent living expenses without prior order of court. Provides that the prospective adoptive parents shall present a final accounting of all those attorney's fees to the court before the entry of a final judgment order for adoption. Provides that if the court finds an accounting by the prospective adoptive parents to be incomplete or deceptive or to contain unauthorized or unreasonable amounts, the court may order a new accounting or the repayment of amounts found to be excessive or unauthorized or make any other appropriate orders. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may seek reimbursement of reasonable living expenses from a person who receives such payments only if the person who accepts payment of reasonable living expenses before the child's birth knows that the person on whose behalf he or she is accepting payment is not pregnant at the time of the receipt of such payments or the person receives reimbursement for reasonable living expenses simultaneously from more than one prospective adoptive parent without the knowledge of the prospective adoptive parent. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1160 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 1180 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2009-02-06 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz filing
  • 2009-02-06 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2009-02-06 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
  • 2009-02-06 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-02-11 Assigned to Adoption Reform Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-03-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-03-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2009-03-24 Fiscal Note Filed
  • 2009-03-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-03-26 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2009-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 reading-1
  • 2009-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
  • 2009-03-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  • 2009-03-30 First Reading reading-1
  • 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2009-04-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
  • 2009-04-29 Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
  • 2009-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein amendment-introduction
  • 2009-04-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2009-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2009-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
  • 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
  • 2009-05-13 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein amendment-passage
  • 2009-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
  • 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2009-05-20 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2009-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  • 2009-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
  • 2009-05-29 Passed Both Houses
  • 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2009-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2009-08-25 Effective Date August 25, 2009
  • 2009-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0661 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b22fea2f-3e3d-4f3c-9a5e-462cc1a598ab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).