ADOPTION ACT-FORCIBLE FELONY House SponsorsRep. Monique D. Davis-Lovana Jones-Arthur L. Turner-Barbara Flynn Currie-David E. Miller, William Davis, William Delgado, Annazette Collins, Deborah L. Graham, Wyvetter H. Younge, Calvin L. Giles, Milton Patterson, Robert Rita and Daniel J. Burke 3/16/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Lost 037-077-001 750 ILCS 50/1from Ch. 40, par. 1501 Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a parent is depraved if the parent has been convicted of 3 forcible felonies (instead of felonies) and that at least 3 of these convictions (instead of one of these convictions) took place within 5 years of the filing of the petition or motion seeking the termination of parental rights. Provides that a petition or motion seeking to terminate parental rights for lack of progress, in a 9-month period toward the return of the child, shall specify the 9-month period relied upon by the petitioner.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the original bill with the following changes. Restores, in the language concerning the rebuttable presumption that a parent is depraved if the parent has been convicted of at least 3 forcible felonies, that at least one (instead of 3) of these convictions took place within 5 years of the filing of the petition or motion seeking termination of parental rights. Provides that, in determining whether a parent is depraved, the court shall consider the parent's criminal conviction record including, but not limited to, the conviction of any felony that cannot be classified as forcible. 2/18/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Monique D. Davis 2/22/2005HouseFirst Reading 2/22/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/23/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 3/2/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones 3/2/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner 3/2/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 3/2/2005HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita 3/2/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke 3/9/2005HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson 3/9/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 3/9/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote 3/9/2005HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-003-000 3/10/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/15/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/15/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/16/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Lost 037-077-001