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Bill	PARENTAGE ACT-VARIOUS	Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Makes numerous changes in provisions concerning: definitions; the establishment of the parent-child relationship; presumption of parentage; proceedings to declare the non-existence of the parent-child relationship; voluntary acknowledgment; rules for acknowledgment and denial of parentage; temporary orders; injunctive relief; standing; venue; genetic testing; joinder of proceedings; men who father through sexual assault or sexual abuse; judgment; the provision of information to the State Case Registry; enforcement; modification; and the right to counsel.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 4447	Illinois HB 4447 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	51	3	2016-01-14	2016-08-12	openstates	ocd-bill/2c4881e8-1f77-4a33-9575-0db6e69c02f0	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4447&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93351&SessionID=88&GA=99	69d4b3f4c52e4f28d71abeca416c5ecffd1ee7f58346b74cc1446d527cbfda3d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4447 (99th) — PARENTAGE ACT-VARIOUS

Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015. Makes numerous changes in provisions concerning: definitions; the establishment of the parent-child relationship; presumption of parentage; proceedings to declare the non-existence of the parent-child relationship; voluntary acknowledgment; rules for acknowledgment and denial of parentage; temporary orders; injunctive relief; standing; venue; genetic testing; joinder of proceedings; men who father through sexual assault or sexual abuse; judgment; the provision of information to the State Case Registry; enforcement; modification; and the right to counsel.

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

• Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 84–29 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 106–9 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Kelly M. Burke — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-01-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke filing
• 2016-01-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-01-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-02-23 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2016-02-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2016-02-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2016-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-02 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-001-000 committee-passage
• 2016-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2016-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2016-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke amendment-introduction
• 2016-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
• 2016-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2016-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2016-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-009-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-19 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2016 reading-1
• 2016-04-19 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2016-04-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-04-27 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2016-05-04 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
• 2016-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe amendment-introduction
• 2016-05-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-05-10 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
• 2016-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
• 2016-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
• 2016-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Mulroe amendment-passage
• 2016-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2016-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-19 Arrived in House introduction
• 2016-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2016-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
• 2016-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
• 2016-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
• 2016-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 084-029-001
• 2016-05-29 House Concurs
• 2016-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-08-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-08-12 Effective Date January 1, 2017
• 2016-08-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0769 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2c4881e8-1f77-4a33-9575-0db6e69c02f0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).