Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

750 ILCS 50/18

from Ch. 40, par. 1522

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a certified copy of an adoption order shall be issued by the court upon written request and without show of cause to an adopted person over the age of 21, provided that the request is accompanied by a non-certified copy of the adopted person's original birth certificate issued by the Department of Public Health or a letter from the Department of Public Health confirming that no copy of the original birth certificate was located in Illinois.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Further amends the Adoption Act. Provides that after 30 days after the entry of the adoption judgment, no copies of the judgment may be obtained without prior order of court, but good cause is not necessary to be shown by: (i) a petitioner in the adoption; (ii) the adopted person over the age of 21 who was the subject of the petition to the adoption provided that the adopted person submits to the court a non-certified copy of the adopted person's original birth certificate issued by the Department of Public Health; or (iii) the adopted person, if the adopted person was born before January 1, 1946, and submits to the court a letter from the Department of Public Health confirming that no copy of the adopted person's original birth certificate was located in Illinois. Provides that the court shall require proof of the authenticity of the documents submitted.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2012	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2/15/2012	House	First Reading
2/15/2012	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/21/2012	House	Assigned to Adoption Reform
3/1/2012	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Adoption Reform; 004-002-001
3/1/2012	House	Remains in Adoption Reform
3/2/2012	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/2/2012	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/5/2012	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform
3/5/2012	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
3/8/2012	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Adoption Reform; by Voice Vote
3/8/2012	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 005-002-000
3/9/2012	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2012	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2012	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2012	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
3/26/2012	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
3/26/2012	House	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
3/26/2012	House	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
3/30/2012	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die

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