republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-4796.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ORDER PROTECT-ADOPTION/FOSTER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 and the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. To the list of protected persons, adds any of the following persons abused by a family or household member of a child: (1) a foster parent of that child if the child has been placed in the foster parent's home by the Department of Children and Family Services or by another state's public child welfare agency; (2) a legally appointed guardian or legally appointed custodian of that child; (3) an adoptive parent of that child; or (4) a prospective adoptive parent of that child if the child has been placed in the prospective adoptive parent's home pursuant to the Adoption Act or pursuant to another state's law. Includes these persons in the list of persons permitted to file a petition for an order of protection. Provides that, for purposes of the provisions of the amendatory Act, individuals who would have been considered \"family or household members\" of the child before a termination of the parental rights with respect to the child continue to meet the definition of \"family or household members\" of the child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4796"
citation: "Illinois HB 4796 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49452640-965e-4b0b-902d-ac262ab14cfa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4796&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110118&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "524dd14052f4eaa8501ac5d04d9bc024f792a8ee3f9daca27d9a34fe1ccf73c0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4796 (100th) — ORDER PROTECT-ADOPTION/FOSTER

Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 and the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. To the list of protected persons, adds any of the following persons abused by a family or household member of a child: (1) a foster parent of that child if the child has been placed in the foster parent's home by the Department of Children and Family Services or by another state's public child welfare agency; (2) a legally appointed guardian or legally appointed custodian of that child; (3) an adoptive parent of that child; or (4) a prospective adoptive parent of that child if the child has been placed in the prospective adoptive parent's home pursuant to the Adoption Act or pursuant to another state's law. Includes these persons in the list of persons permitted to file a petition for an order of protection. Provides that, for purposes of the provisions of the amendatory Act, individuals who would have been considered "family or household members" of the child before a termination of the parental rights with respect to the child continue to meet the definition of "family or household members" of the child.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4796&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110118&DocNum=4796&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4796eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110118&DocNum=4796&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4796enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110118&DocNum=4796&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2018-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- **2018-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 011-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2018-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Do Pass Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
- **2018-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2018-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2018-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-27** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0639 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49452640-965e-4b0b-902d-ac262ab14cfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).