# Illinois SB2895: HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT Illinois SB2895, HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Darby A. Hills (Republican); status passed senate, last action 2026-05-15 (Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB2895-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB2895 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT - Status: passed senate - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee - Sponsor: Darby A. Hills (Republican) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: assignments, child welfare, executive - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (64 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Creates the Healing Through History Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide prospective adoptive families, no less than 30 days prior to adoption finalization, with a complete, unredacted copy of the child's full case record, including, but not limited to: (i) all placement histories and foster home records; (ii) all caseworker notes and observations; (iii) all educational, psychological, and behavioral reports; (iv) all therapy or counseling notes, subject to certain federal requirements; and (v) all medical records in full, including historical records. Provides that former foster youth aged 18 or older are entitled to receive the same information and records at no cost in both physical and digital form. Contains provisions concerning ongoing record access post-adoption or post-emancipation; the development of Department protocols and infrastructure necessary to collect, preserve, and transmit full child records; exemption and confidentiality protections; federal disclosure requirements; and other matters. Effective January 1, 2026. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Darby A. Hills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig Wilcox (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Erica Harriss (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jil Tracy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lakesia Collins (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Li Arellano, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Natalie A. Manley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Neil Anderson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Seth Lewis (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 56 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-05-15: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-05-07: Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-01: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House) - 2026-04-27: Assigned to Executive Committee (House) - 2026-04-16: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: First Reading (House) - 2026-04-15: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley (House) - 2026-04-15: Arrived in House (House) - 2026-04-15: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; 008-000-000 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darby A. Hills (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Assigned to Child Welfare (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2026-01-16: First Reading (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darby A. Hills (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2895eng.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2895.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2895sam001.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/10400SB2895eng.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2895.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2895sam001.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-SB2895-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).