Date	Chamber	Action
2/24/2009	House	Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

750 ILCS 50/2

from Ch. 40, par. 1502

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that it is the public policy of the State of Illinois that a reputable person of legal age and of either sex who is married and has not been living separate and apart from his or her spouse for 12 months or longer may institute an intercountry adoption proceeding without the person's spouse being a party to the adoption proceeding and without the adoption being by both spouses jointly if: the person is under no legal disability; the person has resided in the State of Illinois continuously for a period of at least 6 months immediately preceding the commencement of the intercountry adoption proceeding or is a member of the armed forces of the United States who has been domiciled in the State of Illinois for 90 days; and the person's spouse consents in writing to the granting of the intercountry adoption without the spouse being a party to the proceeding. Provides that, regardless of where an intercountry adoption proceeding is brought or is planned to be brought, the Department of Children and Family Services shall exercise its powers and duties with respect to an intercountry adoption proceeding meeting the above requirements in the same manner in which the Department of Children and Family Services exercises its powers and duties with respect to an adoption meeting existing statutory requirements. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/16/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
1/20/2009	House	First Reading
1/20/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/4/2009	House	Assigned to Adoption Reform Committee
2/20/2009	House	Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2/24/2009	House	Motion Prevailed by Voice Vote
2/24/2009	House	Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

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