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Bill CHILD CARE-ADOPTION-ONLY HOME Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds requirements for approval of adoption-only homes by licensed child welfare agencies. Requires that, in approving an adoption-only home, if an adult resident has an arrest or conviction record, the licensed child welfare agency shall thoroughly investigate and evaluate the criminal history and the resident and shall not approve the home under specified circumstances. Amends the Adoption Act. Makes changes concerning the content of the Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private Form, including the right to provide medical, background, and family information to the child's prospective adoptive parents or their attorney through a voluntary Birth Parent Medical Information form. Provides that, prior to finalization of an adoption, any prospective adoptive parent in a private adoption who is not being provided with adoption services by a licensed child welfare agency, who is not adopting a related child, and who is not adopting a child who is a ward of the Department of Children and Family Services shall be provided an Adoptive Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private Form. Adds additional requirements in cases of adoptions in which an Illinois licensed child welfare agency is not providing adoption services and the child who is the subject of the adoption is not a related child of the prospective adoptive parent and not under the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes other changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 4641 Illinois HB 4641 (99th)
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Illinois HB 4641 (99th) — CHILD CARE-ADOPTION-ONLY HOME

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds requirements for approval of adoption-only homes by licensed child welfare agencies. Requires that, in approving an adoption-only home, if an adult resident has an arrest or conviction record, the licensed child welfare agency shall thoroughly investigate and evaluate the criminal history and the resident and shall not approve the home under specified circumstances. Amends the Adoption Act. Makes changes concerning the content of the Birth Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private Form, including the right to provide medical, background, and family information to the child's prospective adoptive parents or their attorney through a voluntary Birth Parent Medical Information form. Provides that, prior to finalization of an adoption, any prospective adoptive parent in a private adoption who is not being provided with adoption services by a licensed child welfare agency, who is not adopting a related child, and who is not adopting a child who is a ward of the Department of Children and Family Services shall be provided an Adoptive Parent Rights and Responsibilities-Private Form. Adds additional requirements in cases of adoptions in which an Illinois licensed child welfare agency is not providing adoption services and the child who is the subject of the adoption is not a related child of the prospective adoptive parent and not under the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes other 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 — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 550 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
  • Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2016-02-01 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz filing
  • 2016-02-05 First Reading reading-1
  • 2016-02-05 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; 005-000-000 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
  • 2016-04-07 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 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2016-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2016-04-12 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2016-04-12 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2016-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2016 reading-1
  • 2016-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  • 2016-04-14 First Reading reading-1
  • 2016-04-14 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
  • 2016-05-04 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  • 2016-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2016-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
  • 2016-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  • 2016-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2016-05-26 Passed Both Houses
  • 2016-06-24 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 . . . . . . . . . 99-0833 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/76304fb6-dd23-46de-ac27-ecc6078731ea. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).