Date	Chamber	Action
8/22/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0493

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

750 ILCS 50/10

from Ch. 40, par. 1512

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that one of the statutory forms that is used for purposes of an agency adoption shall only be used by legal parents (instead of unspecified).

Senate Floor Amendment No. 3

	Adds reference to:
	750 ILCS 50/5	from Ch. 40, par. 1507

750 ILCS 50/8

from Ch. 40, par. 1510

750 ILCS 50/9

from Ch. 40, par. 1511

750 ILCS 50/11

from Ch. 40, par. 1513

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions of the engrossed bill except that it provides: a form of waiver of parental rights to be used by a putative father or a legal father of a born or unborn child; that the name and address of a parent shall be omitted from an adoption petition and the parent shall not be made a defendant in the action if the parent is a putative father or legal father of the child who waived his parental rights by signing a waiver; that a waiver is signed and acknowledged (instead of a waiver is taken); that a waiver may be signed by a putative father or legal father of the child at any time prior to or after the birth of the child and that the waiver is irrevocable unless a court finds that it was obtained by fraud or duress on the part of the adopting parents or their agents; that no action to void a waiver may be commenced after 12 months from the date the waiver was executed; and that the waiver of a putative or legal father who is a minor shall not be voidable because he was a minor. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/16/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2/16/2011	House	First Reading
2/16/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2011	House	Assigned to Adoption Reform
3/3/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 007-000-000
3/3/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/8/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/8/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/10/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
3/14/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/14/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/14/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
3/14/2011	Senate	First Reading
3/14/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
5/5/2011	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
5/6/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/6/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
5/10/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
5/10/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/12/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
5/13/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
5/18/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
5/18/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
5/18/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
5/18/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
5/18/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
5/18/2011	Senate	Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Sen. Kirk W. Dillard; - Voice Motion- Pursuant to Senate Rule 7-15
5/18/2011	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Vote - Prevails
5/18/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
5/18/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
5/18/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
5/19/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
5/22/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
5/23/2011	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/23/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Wilhelmi
5/23/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/23/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/23/2011	House	Arrived in House
5/23/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
5/23/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
5/23/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/27/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
5/28/2011	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 106-000-000
5/28/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/24/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/22/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/22/2011	House	Effective Date August 22, 2011
8/22/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0493

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