ADOPTION ACT-CONSENTS Senate SponsorsSen. John J. Cullerton-Mattie Hunter House Sponsors(Rep. Sara Feigenholtz-Barbara Flynn Currie and Maria Antonia Berrios) 8/10/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0530 750 ILCS 50/7from Ch. 40, par. 1509750 ILCS 50/8from Ch. 40, par. 1510750 ILCS 50/18.3afrom Ch. 40, par. 1522.3aAmends the Adoption Act. Provides that the sole purpose of notice shall be to enable the person receiving the notice to appear in the adoption proceedings to present evidence to the court relevant to whether the consent or surrender of the person to the adoption is required by the Act (instead of to present evidence to the court relevant to the best interests of the child). Provides that, if the court determines that the consent or surrender of the person is not required, then the person shall not be entitled to participate in the proceedings or to any further notice of the proceedings. Adds to the exceptions to the requirement for consent and surrender: (i) the father of the child who is a family member of the mother of the child and the mother is under the age of 18 at the time of the child's conception; and (ii) the father of the child who is at least 5 years older than the child's mother and the mother was under the age of 17 at the time of child's conception, unless the mother and father voluntarily acknowledge the father's paternity of the child by marrying or by establishing the father's paternity by consent of the parties pursuant to the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 or pursuant to a substantially similar statute in another state. Defines "family member". Removes from the exceptions to the requirement for consent and surrender a person who has been indicated for child sexual abuse as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act that involved sexual penetration of the mother and a person who was at least 5 years older than the mother and the mother was under the age of 17 at the time of conception of the child to be adopted. Removes any employee of a licensed child welfare agency certified by the agency as qualified to serve as a confidential intermediary from the list of eligible intermediaries.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:750 ILCS 50/18.3aRestores language that was removed concerning the eligibility of confidential intermediaries.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the original bill with the following change. Restores language that was removed concerning the eligibility of confidential intermediaries. In the definition of "family member", includes a person age 18 or over at the time of the child's conception who has resided in the household with the mother continuously for at least one year (instead of a person who has resided in the household of the mother continuously for at least one year). 2/17/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 2/17/2005SenateFirst Reading 2/17/2005SenateReferred to Rules 2/23/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary 3/2/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/9/2005SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 3/9/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005 3/14/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton 3/14/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/15/2005SenateSecond Reading 3/15/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 16, 2005 4/6/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary 4/7/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000 4/7/2005SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/7/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton 4/7/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 4/7/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 4/7/2005HouseArrived in House 4/7/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/8/2005HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 4/8/2005HouseFirst Reading 4/8/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/20/2005HouseAssigned to Adoption Reform 4/26/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 006-000-000 4/27/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/4/2005HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 5/4/2005HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/4/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 5/4/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/16/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 5/18/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie 5/19/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/19/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 5/19/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 5/23/2005SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 5/23/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 24, 2005. 5/23/2005SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton 5/23/2005SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules 5/23/2005SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary 5/24/2005SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000 5/24/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios 5/25/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 5/25/2005SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000 5/25/2005SenatePassed Both Houses 6/23/2005SenateSent to the Governor 8/10/2005SenateGovernor Approved 8/10/2005SenateEffective Date January 1, 2006 8/10/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0530