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Bill	ADOPTION-SURRENDER FORM	Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that one of the statutory forms that is used for purposes of an agency adoption shall only be used by legal parents (instead of unspecified).	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 1699	Illinois HB 1699 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	50	4	2011-02-16	2011-08-22	openstates	ocd-bill/1bbd6fcf-79db-46b6-ac7e-7e0d29915b1f	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1699&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58869&SessionID=84&GA=97	bb42d06490ddd22f312ea35db07ace6e85d536ad50e34db254f911df069bdf37	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1699 (97th) — ADOPTION-SURRENDER FORM

Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that one of the statutory forms that is used for purposes of an agency adoption shall only be used by legal parents (instead of unspecified).

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 — 54–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 106–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz filing
• 2011-02-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-16 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-22 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
• 2011-03-10 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-03-14 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2011-03-14 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; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
• 2011-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
• 2011-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2011-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
• 2011-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-18 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2011-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2011-05-18 Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Sen. Kirk W. Dillard; - Voice Motion- Pursuant to Senate Rule 7-15
• 2011-05-18 Motion to Reconsider Vote - Prevails
• 2011-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
• 2011-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2011-05-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
• 2011-05-23 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Wilhelmi amendment-passage
• 2011-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2011-05-23 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-23 Arrived in House introduction
• 2011-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
• 2011-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2011-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
• 2011-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 106-000-000
• 2011-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-08-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-08-22 Effective Date August 22, 2011
• 2011-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0493 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1bbd6fcf-79db-46b6-ac7e-7e0d29915b1f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).