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type: "Bill"
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title: "ADOPTION COMPENSATION"
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description: "Amends the Adoption Compensation Prohibition Act and the Adoption Act. Provides that the Act shall not be construed to prevent a prospective adoptive parent from giving gifts or other things of value to a biological parent if the total value does not exceed $200. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable attorney's fees of the biological parent in connection with proceedings under the Act or in connection with proceedings for the adoption of the child. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable birth parent living expenses without prior order of court. Provides that the prospective adoptive parents shall present a final accounting of all those attorney's fees to the court before the entry of a final judgment order for adoption. Provides that if the court finds an accounting by the prospective adoptive parents to be incomplete or deceptive or to contain unauthorized or unreasonable amounts, the court may order a new accounting or the repayment of amounts found to be excessive or unauthorized or make any other appropriate orders. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may seek reimbursement of reasonable living expenses from a person who receives such payments only if the person who accepts payment of reasonable living expenses before the child's birth knows that the person on whose behalf he or she is accepting payment is not pregnant at the time of the receipt of such payments or the person receives reimbursement for reasonable living expenses simultaneously from more than one prospective adoptive parent without the knowledge of the prospective adoptive parent. Makes other changes. Effective immediately."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 756"
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citation: "Illinois HB 756 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2009-02-06"
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last_action: "2009-08-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b22fea2f-3e3d-4f3c-9a5e-462cc1a598ab"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=756&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=42181&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "bc2ee60c6e21db61a8658adee0a0832922d7f392aacf4423b2ef64c6ad4b17c7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 756 (96th) — ADOPTION COMPENSATION
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Amends the Adoption Compensation Prohibition Act and the Adoption Act. Provides that the Act shall not be construed to prevent a prospective adoptive parent from giving gifts or other things of value to a biological parent if the total value does not exceed $200. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable attorney's fees of the biological parent in connection with proceedings under the Act or in connection with proceedings for the adoption of the child. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may advance a maximum of $1,000 for reasonable birth parent living expenses without prior order of court. Provides that the prospective adoptive parents shall present a final accounting of all those attorney's fees to the court before the entry of a final judgment order for adoption. Provides that if the court finds an accounting by the prospective adoptive parents to be incomplete or deceptive or to contain unauthorized or unreasonable amounts, the court may order a new accounting or the repayment of amounts found to be excessive or unauthorized or make any other appropriate orders. Provides that a prospective adoptive parent may seek reimbursement of reasonable living expenses from a person who receives such payments only if the person who accepts payment of reasonable living expenses before the child's birth knows that the person on whose behalf he or she is accepting payment is not pregnant at the time of the receipt of such payments or the person receives reimbursement for reasonable living expenses simultaneously from more than one prospective adoptive parent without the knowledge of the prospective adoptive parent. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0756&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42181&DocNum=756&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0756eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42181&DocNum=756&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0756enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=42181&DocNum=756&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **118–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sara Feigenholtz — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz `filing`
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- **2009-02-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
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- **2009-02-06** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
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- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Adoption Reform Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-24** Fiscal Note Filed
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- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
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- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
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- **2009-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
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- **2009-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
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- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
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- **2009-05-13** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
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- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
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- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2009-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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- **2009-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
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- **2009-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
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- **2009-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
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- **2009-05-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-25** Effective Date August 25, 2009
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- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0661 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b22fea2f-3e3d-4f3c-9a5e-462cc1a598ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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