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Bill ADOPTION REGISTRY-GRANDPARENTS Amends the Adoption Act. Defines "birth grandparent" as the biological parent of a non-surrendered person who is a deceased birth parent. Provides that a birth grandparent who has submitted birth certificates for himself or herself and for a deceased birth parent as well as proof of death for the deceased birth parent may file a Registration Identification Form and an Information Exchange Authorization or a Denial of Information Exchange if the birth parent did not file documentation preventing the exchange of information prior to his or her death. Makes corresponding changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 3967 Illinois HB 3967 (99th)
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Illinois HB 3967 (99th) — ADOPTION REGISTRY-GRANDPARENTS

Amends the Adoption Act. Defines "birth grandparent" as the biological parent of a non-surrendered person who is a deceased birth parent. Provides that a birth grandparent who has submitted birth certificates for himself or herself and for a deceased birth parent as well as proof of death for the deceased birth parent may file a Registration Identification Form and an Information Exchange Authorization or a Denial of Information Exchange if the birth parent did not file documentation preventing the exchange of information prior to his or her death. Makes corresponding changes.

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 — 560 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 940 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Joe Sosnowski — primary (person)
  • Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2015-02-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski filing
  • 2015-02-27 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-02-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-12 Assigned to Adoption Reform referral-committee
  • 2015-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski amendment-introduction
  • 2015-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2015-03-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform
  • 2015-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Adoption Reform; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2015-03-26 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 005-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-03-26 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-04-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2015-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2015-04-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-04-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2015-04-28 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2015-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 29, 2015 reading-1
  • 2015-04-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
  • 2015-05-05 First Reading reading-1
  • 2015-05-05 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2015-05-06 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2015-05-13 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2015-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
  • 2015-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
  • 2015-05-18 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2015
  • 2015-05-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2015-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2015-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2015-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  • 2015-05-20 Passed Both Houses
  • 2015-06-18 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2015-08-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2015-08-11 Effective Date January 1, 2016
  • 2015-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0345 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa724e1d-febe-423e-b1f1-4c54c2818815. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).