# Illinois SB0103: ADOPTION ACT Illinois SB0103, ADOPTION ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0348) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0103-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB0103 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: ADOPTION ACT - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0348 - Sponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: assignments, judiciary, judiciary - civil - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (281 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ann M. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs | pass | 57 | 0 | | | 2025-05-28 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-05-20 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 114 | 0 | | | 2025-05-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; | pass | 16 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (51) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0348 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-27: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate Concurs (Senate) - 2025-05-31: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-28: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-05-22: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-22: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-16: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-16: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-16: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-05-07: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 (House) - 2025-05-06: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee (House) - 2025-04-30: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-30: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-23: Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-07: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-04-04: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ann M. Williams (House) - 2025-04-04: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-04: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 008-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Postponed - Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-17: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103sam002.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0103sam002.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0103-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).