SB0103Introduced in the Senate
ADOPTION ACT
Introduced by Sara Feigenholtz, District 6
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a person may commence an adoption proceeding for a youth in care only if the youth in care is placed with the petitioning person or persons by the Department of Children and Family Services at the time the petition is filed, and the Department has provided its consent to the adoption or has otherwise approved the adoption. Requires the Department to adopt rules or procedures or both as to what constitutes its approval of the adoption. Provides that a person whose rights have been terminated under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 does not have to be made a defendant in a petition for adoption. Provides that the following persons must be given notice of a petition for adoption unless the person has been determined not to be a parent of the child or has had parental rights terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction: (i) any person who is recorded on the child's birth certificate as the child's parent; (ii) any person who is openly living with the child or the child's mother at the time the proceeding is initiated and holds out the child as that person's child; (iii) any person who has been identified as the child's parent by the mother in a written, sworn statement, including an Affidavit of Identification; or (iv) any person who was married to the child's mother on the date of the child's birth or within 300 days before the child's birth, unless that person has been determined not to be the parent of the child or has had parental rights terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Where it stands
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0348
August 15, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
6 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Concurrence in Senate · May 31, 2025
57
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
59 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Javier Cervantes | 1 | Yes |
| Omar Aquino | 2 | Yes |
| Mattie Hunter | 3 | Yes |
| Kimberly Lightford | 4 | Not Voting |
| Lakesia Collins | 5 | Yes |
| Sara Feigenholtz | 6 | Yes |
| Mike Simmons | 7 | Yes |
| Ram Villivalam | 8 | Yes |
| Laura Fine | 9 | Not Voting |
| Robert Martwick | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Judiciary
Postponed - Judiciary
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Feigenholtz
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
Arrived in House
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
Senate Concurs
Passed Both Houses
Sent to the Governor
Governor Approved
Effective Date January 1, 2026
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0348
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