Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3881

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds religious institutions to the term description of "child welfare agency" so that it now includes agencies established by a political subdivision to protect, guard, train or care for children outside their own homes and all agencies, persons, groups of persons, associations, organizations, corporations, institutions, religious institutions, centers, or groups providing adoption services. Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other religious institution that is an agency providing adoption services as defined in Section 2.24 of the Child Care Act of 1969 and that is licensed as a child welfare agency as defined in Section 2.08 of the Child Care Act of 1969 may adopt faith-based policies and practices relating to the placement of children for adoption which provide for the placement of a child with a prospective adoptive parent who holds the same religious beliefs as those held by that religious institution, while maintaining the welfare of the child as the primary consideration in the placement.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Shane Cultra
2/26/2009	House	First Reading
2/26/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/3/2009	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
3/10/2009	House	Re-assigned to Adoption Reform Committee
3/10/2009	House	Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
3/10/2009	House	Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 067-040-004
3/12/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform Committee; 003-001-001
3/12/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2009	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2009	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die