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| Bill | ADOPTION ACT-REGISTRY | Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that if a new birth certificate is issued subsequent to an adoption, the original certificate is not subject to inspection until the adopted person has reached the age of 21; but thereafter, the original certificate is available as provided by the Adoption Act. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that for purposes of the Act, a "surviving spouse" means the wife or husband, age 21 or over, of a deceased adopted or surrendered person who would be age 21 or older if still alive (instead of a deceased adopted or surrendered person) and who has one or more surviving biological children (instead of one or more biological children) who are under the age of 21. Provides that if a registrant is the subject of a Denial of Information Exchange filed by another registered party or is an adopted or surrendered person, or the surviving relative of a deceased adopted or surrendered person, and a birth parent of the adopted or surrendered person completed a Birth Parent Preference Form and selected the option to deny the release of information about himself or herself to designated persons (instead of a registrant is the subject of a Denial of Information Exchange filed by another registered party), the Registry shall not release identifying information to either registrant or, if applicable, to an adopted person who has requested a copy of his or her original birth certificate (instead of to either registrant), with the exception of non-certified copies of the original birth certificate released under the Act, and as to a birth parent who has prohibited release of identifying information on the original birth certificate to the adult adopted or surrendered person, upon the death of the birth parent. Provides that birth parents whose birth child was born before January 1, 1946, may communicate their wishes regarding contact by filing a Birth Parent Preference Form with the Registry, but may not prohibit the release of identifying information. Provides that in cases where all birth parents on the original birth certificate of an adopted or surrendered person born after January 1, 1946, are deceased and copies of death certificates for the birth parents named on the original birth certificate have been filed with the Registry by either a confidential intermediary, a surviving relative of the deceased birth parent, or a birth child of the deceased birth parent (instead of only a confidential intermediary or a surviving relative of the deceased birth parent), the Registry is authorized to release a non-certified copy of the original birth certificate to the adopted or surrendered person upon request. Provides that the Medical Information Exchange Questionnaire shall include a comprehensive check-list of medical conditions, including those of genetic origin. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 1255 | Illinois HB 1255 (97th) |
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Illinois HB 1255 (97th) — ADOPTION ACT-REGISTRY
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that if a new birth certificate is issued subsequent to an adoption, the original certificate is not subject to inspection until the adopted person has reached the age of 21; but thereafter, the original certificate is available as provided by the Adoption Act. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that for purposes of the Act, a "surviving spouse" means the wife or husband, age 21 or over, of a deceased adopted or surrendered person who would be age 21 or older if still alive (instead of a deceased adopted or surrendered person) and who has one or more surviving biological children (instead of one or more biological children) who are under the age of 21. Provides that if a registrant is the subject of a Denial of Information Exchange filed by another registered party or is an adopted or surrendered person, or the surviving relative of a deceased adopted or surrendered person, and a birth parent of the adopted or surrendered person completed a Birth Parent Preference Form and selected the option to deny the release of information about himself or herself to designated persons (instead of a registrant is the subject of a Denial of Information Exchange filed by another registered party), the Registry shall not release identifying information to either registrant or, if applicable, to an adopted person who has requested a copy of his or her original birth certificate (instead of to either registrant), with the exception of non-certified copies of the original birth certificate released under the Act, and as to a birth parent who has prohibited release of identifying information on the original birth certificate to the adult adopted or surrendered person, upon the death of the birth parent. Provides that birth parents whose birth child was born before January 1, 1946, may communicate their wishes regarding contact by filing a Birth Parent Preference Form with the Registry, but may not prohibit the release of identifying information. Provides that in cases where all birth parents on the original birth certificate of an adopted or surrendered person born after January 1, 1946, are deceased and copies of death certificates for the birth parents named on the original birth certificate have been filed with the Registry by either a confidential intermediary, a surviving relative of the deceased birth parent, or a birth child of the deceased birth parent (instead of only a confidential intermediary or a surviving relative of the deceased birth parent), the Registry is authorized to release a non-certified copy of the original birth certificate to the adopted or surrendered person upon request. Provides that the Medical Information Exchange Questionnaire shall include a comprehensive check-list of medical conditions, including those of genetic origin. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 102–11 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- John G. Mulroe — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
filing - 2011-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-14 Assigned to Adoption Reform
referral-committee - 2011-03-03 Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-08 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-011-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2011-03-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2011-03-10 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2011-03-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2011
reading-1 - 2011-03-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- 2011-03-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-03-14 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-04-27 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2011-05-05 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- 2011-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- 2011-05-06 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- 2011-05-12 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-12 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-06-10 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-07-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-07-14 Effective Date July 14, 2011
- 2011-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0110
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6584be5d-ae5f-4bf8-a1b4-02b5881f855a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).