republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/sb-1686.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ADOPTION ACT-UNFIT PARENT"
description: "Amends the Adoption Act. Makes various changes in provisions including in the definition of \"unfit person\" a parent who fails to make reasonable efforts to correct specified conditions or reasonable progress toward the return of the child so that the provisions include: failure by a parent to make reasonable efforts to correct the conditions that were the basis for the removal of the child from the parent during any 9-month period following the adjudication of neglected or abused minor or dependent minor; and failure by a parent to make reasonable progress toward the return of the child to the parent during any 9-month period following the adjudication. Deletes language that included, in provisions defining \"failure to make reasonable progress toward the return of the child to the parent\" when a service plan has been established to correct the conditions that were the basis for the removal of the child from the parent and those services were available, the parent's failure to substantially fulfill his or her obligations under the service plan and correct the conditions that brought the child into care during any 9-month period following an adjudication under specified provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1686"
citation: "Illinois SB 1686 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eae6dc78-27b9-4dd1-b5b7-5557b928d17f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1686&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72565&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "48f44ebafd01f589f49f78df73f381a83723e6e3be12991e581d4afeb1f3b65a"
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 SB 1686 (98th) — ADOPTION ACT-UNFIT PARENT

Amends the Adoption Act. Makes various changes in provisions including in the definition of "unfit person" a parent who fails to make reasonable efforts to correct specified conditions or reasonable progress toward the return of the child so that the provisions include: failure by a parent to make reasonable efforts to correct the conditions that were the basis for the removal of the child from the parent during any 9-month period following the adjudication of neglected or abused minor or dependent minor; and failure by a parent to make reasonable progress toward the return of the child to the parent during any 9-month period following the adjudication. Deletes language that included, in provisions defining "failure to make reasonable progress toward the return of the child to the parent" when a service plan has been established to correct the conditions that were the basis for the removal of the child from the parent and those services were available, the parent's failure to substantially fulfill his or her obligations under the service plan and correct the conditions that brought the child into care during any 9-month period following an adjudication under specified provisions of 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1686&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72565&DocNum=1686&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1686eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72565&DocNum=1686&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1686enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72565&DocNum=1686&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Darin M. LaHood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darin M. LaHood `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2013-03-19** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
- **2013-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2013
- **2013-04-24** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
- **2013-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Adoption Reform `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 004-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-05-29** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2013-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0532 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eae6dc78-27b9-4dd1-b5b7-5557b928d17f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).