ADOPTION ACT UNFIT PERSON Senate SponsorsSen. Edward D. Maloney House Sponsors(Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner-Sara Feigenholtz-Linda Chapa LaVia-Naomi D. Jakobsson) 6/26/2006SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0939 750 ILCS 50/1from Ch. 40, par. 1501Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption, which can be overcome only by clear and convincing evidence, that a parent is unfit if there are 2 or more findings of physical abuse by the juvenile court under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (deletes references to the former Juvenile Court Act), the parent has been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity in a case of the death of a child by physical abuse, or there is a finding of physical child abuse resulting from the death of a child under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Adds to the list of criminal convictions that create a presumption that a parent is depraved by including predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (deletes aggravated criminal sexual assault), heinous battery of a child, or aggravated battery of a child.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Further amends the Adoption Act. Provides that no conviction or finding of delinquency pursuant to Article 5 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is a criminal conviction for the purpose of applying any presumption in the items concerning physical child abuse and depravity. 1/20/2006SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney 1/20/2006SenateFirst Reading 1/20/2006SenateReferred to Rules 2/8/2006SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/14/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney 2/14/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 2/14/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary 2/14/2006SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 2/15/2006SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 2/15/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 16, 2006 2/16/2006SenateSecond Reading 2/16/2006SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 22, 2006 2/22/2006SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 2/22/2006HouseArrived in House 2/22/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 2/23/2006HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner 2/23/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 2/23/2006HouseFirst Reading 2/23/2006HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/8/2006HouseAssigned to Adoption Reform 3/23/2006HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 005-000-000 3/24/2006HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/24/2006HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson 3/28/2006HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/28/2006HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/30/2006HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 3/30/2006SenatePassed Both Houses 4/28/2006SenateSent to the Governor 6/26/2006SenateGovernor Approved 6/26/2006SenateEffective Date January 1, 2007 6/26/2006SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0939