HB 4641 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

CHILD CARE-ADOPTION-ONLY HOME

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Apr 12, 2016 Signed Aug 19, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2016 · House Apr 12, 2016

How they voted

440
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 26, 2016
D Democratic28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Amendments
5
Aug 19, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 26, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 4, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 14, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 12, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 12, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-3)
house
Apr 7, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption Reform; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform
lower
Mar 7, 2016
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2016
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
lower
Mar 3, 2016
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 3, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 005-000-000
lower
Mar 1, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
lower
Feb 16, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Adoption Reform
lower
Feb 5, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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