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type: "Bill"
title: "PARENTAGE-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that an administrative determination of paternity that is not based on a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity made in accordance with the Illinois Public Aid Code may be challenged in court on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, with the burden of proof upon the challenging party and that, pending the outcome of the challenge to the administrative determination of paternity, the legal responsibilities of the parties shall remain in full force and effect, except upon order of the court upon a showing of good cause. Provides that DNA evidence that a man who has been found to be the father of a child under an administrative determination of paternity is not the natural father of the child constitutes a material mistake of fact. Provides that an action under the new provisions is barred if brought more than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act or more than 2 years after the petitioner obtains actual knowledge of the relevant facts, whichever is later, and that the 2-year period for bringing an action shall not extend beyond the date on which the child reaches the age of 18 years. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 1485"
citation: "Illinois HB 1485 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2015-02-05"
last_action: "2015-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f206b6d3-784e-4dc9-aadf-d19506253b85"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1485&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=86232&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "ae3265f4882d8d7d52dfc862a5d3fb8f1463372d6b760d8262157e7c400db4cf"
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 1485 (99th) — PARENTAGE-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that an administrative determination of paternity that is not based on a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity made in accordance with the Illinois Public Aid Code may be challenged in court on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, with the burden of proof upon the challenging party and that, pending the outcome of the challenge to the administrative determination of paternity, the legal responsibilities of the parties shall remain in full force and effect, except upon order of the court upon a showing of good cause. Provides that DNA evidence that a man who has been found to be the father of a child under an administrative determination of paternity is not the natural father of the child constitutes a material mistake of fact. Provides that an action under the new provisions is barred if brought more than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act or more than 2 years after the petitioner obtains actual knowledge of the relevant facts, whichever is later, and that the 2-year period for bringing an action shall not extend beyond the date on which the child reaches the age of 18 years. Effective immediately.
## 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=09900HB1485&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86232&DocNum=1485&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1485eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86232&DocNum=1485&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1485enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86232&DocNum=1485&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1030** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Adam Brown — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2015-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2015-04-16** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Adam Brown
- **2015-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Adam Brown `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2015-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2015-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-06** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2015-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2015-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Adam Brown
- **2015-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-22** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2015-06-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2015-06-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2015
- **2015-06-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-06-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 006-000-000
- **2015-06-23** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2015-06-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 103-000-000
- **2015-06-23** House Concurs
- **2015-06-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2015-07-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-27** Effective Date August 27, 2015
- **2015-08-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0471 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f206b6d3-784e-4dc9-aadf-d19506253b85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).