Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
5.7 KiB
type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
| type | title | description | jurisdiction | legislature | session | identifier | citation | classification | subjects | status | primary_sponsors | version_count | action_count | vote_count | first_action | last_action | source | source_identifier | source_url | source_hash | vintage | source_snapshot | retrieved_at | confidence | tags | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|
enacted | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2015-02-27 | 2015-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/aa724e1d-febe-423e-b1f1-4c54c2818815 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3967&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=90182&SessionID=88&GA=99 | 3e7cc4cfeaf78b315881991a1b3a6d8b5376c2a1b9f5cc1071ea00ef95c4d5c6 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
|
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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 94–0 (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).