republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-4590.md

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 ACT-INFO DISCLOSURE	Amends the Adoption Act. To a list of disclosures required to be made to the adoptive parents, adds facts and circumstances relating to the nature and cause of the adoption, information regarding how adoptive parents were identified, and whether a request or efforts were made regarding continued contact or an open adoption.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	HB 4590	Illinois HB 4590 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	47	2	2016-01-28	2016-08-19	openstates	ocd-bill/0bc97c21-12c5-41ea-8be4-2f39dcd68134	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4590&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=93761&SessionID=88&GA=99	e7f887a894d9702785a427b50ecfd8f86229ebd29e072fda1778afba54547d71	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4590 (99th) — ADOPTION ACT-INFO DISCLOSURE

Amends the Adoption Act. To a list of disclosures required to be made to the adoptive parents, adds facts and circumstances relating to the nature and cause of the adoption, information regarding how adoptive parents were identified, and whether a request or efforts were made regarding continued contact or an open adoption.

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 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-01-28 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz filing
• 2016-01-28 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-01-28 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-02-16 Assigned to Adoption Reform referral-committee
• 2016-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz amendment-introduction
• 2016-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2016-03-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2016-03-03 Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 004-000-000 committee-passage
• 2016-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2016-03-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz amendment-introduction
• 2016-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2016-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform
• 2016-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption Reform; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2016-04-06 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2016-04-06 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2016-04-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2016-04-07 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2016-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2016-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2016-04-12 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
• 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
• 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
• 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
• 2016-04-13 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2016-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016 reading-1
• 2016-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2016-04-14 First Reading reading-1
• 2016-04-14 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2016-04-26 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 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
• 2016-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2016-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
• 2016-05-24 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2016-05-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2016-06-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2016-08-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2016-08-19 Effective Date January 1, 2017
• 2016-08-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0832 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0bc97c21-12c5-41ea-8be4-2f39dcd68134. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).