LINDNER-CROSS-BIGGERT-LYONS,EILEEN-WOOD AND ERWIN. (KARPIEL-CARROLL-BOWLES-PARKER) 750 ILCS 50/1 from Ch. 40, par. 1501 Amends the Adoption Act in provisions defining unfit parent to include a biological mother whose child at birth had blood or urine containing any amount of a controlled substance as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, excluding medical treatment administered to the mother or newborn, and who is the biological mother of at least one other child who has been adjudicated a neglected minor under provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 regarding children born with evidence of controlled substances in their blood or urine, and who thereafter had an opportunity to par- ticipate in a drug counseling, treatment, and rehabilitation program. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that a parent will be found unfit if any amount of a controlled substance is found in the child's meconium, in addition to his or her blood or urine, and the other conditions listed are met. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 HB 951, amended by H-am 2, fails to create a State mandate. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 & 2 The bill would not increase the need for the number of judges. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. In provisions concerning the determination of whether a mother is unfit, provides that the mother must have had an opportunity to enroll and participate in a clinically appropriate substance abuse counsel- ing, treatment and rehabilitation program, rather than an opportunity to participate in a drug counseling, treatment and rehabilitation pro- gram. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (DCFS) Costs will be reduced, but the amount of the reduction is unpredictable. 97-02-26 H FIRST READING 97-02-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CROSS 97-02-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BIGGERT 97-02-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 97-02-28 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN 97-03-20 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CIVIL LAW H 97-03-20 H ADOPTED 97-03-20 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HJUA 97-03-20 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 97-04-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOD 97-04-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-LINDNER 97-04-11 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-04-11 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED DART 97-04-11 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED DART 97-04-11 H JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED DART 97-04-11 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-LINDNER 97-04-12 H BE ADOPTED HRUL 97-04-12 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-15 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-15 H FISCAL NOTE REQUEST-WITHDRAWN DART 97-04-15 H JUDICIAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-15 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-LINDNER 97-04-16 H ADOPTED 97-04-16 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-17 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED 97-04-17 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-18 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 97-04-23 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-04-23 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-24 97-04-23 S CHIEF SPONSOR KARPIEL 97-04-24 S FIRST READING 97-04-24 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CARROLL 97-04-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 97-04-25 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY 97-05-07 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SJUD 97-05-07 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-05-08 97-05-08 S SECOND READING 97-05-08 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-05-09 97-05-13 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 97-05-13 S THIRD READING - PASSED 057-000-000 97-05-13 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-10 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-06-13 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-06-13 H EFFECTIVE DATE 97-06-13 97-06-13 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0013 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary