Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4623

Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a confidential intermediary has access to vital records maintained by the Department of Public Health and its designees or another state's comparable public entity (instead of the Department of Public Health and its designees) and all court or adoption agency records which relate to an adoption, a surrendered person, or relatives of the parties involved in the adoption or surrender. Provides that the confidential intermediary may provide an eligible petitioner with information about the agency that had legal custody of or responsibility for the surrendered person. Provides that the confidential intermediary may inform petitioners of the state in which the surrender or the adoption occurred. Provides that if the petitioner is an adult who was adopted or surrendered or the adoptive parent or guardian of an adopted or surrendered person under the age of 21, any non-identifying information learned during the search may be given to the petitioner at any time during the search before the case is closed (instead of before the case is closed).

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Adoption Act. Makes various changes regarding: legislative intent; the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange; the Adoption Registry Advisory Council; the exchange of identifying and medical information; the release of identifying information; the Illinois Adoption Registry Application; the contents of specified forms, requests, and authorizations; confidential intermediaries; and other matters. Provides that neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any rulemaking authority under the amendatory Act, but that the Governor may suggest rules by filing them with the General Assembly and requesting that the General Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact the suggested rules into law, or take other appropriate action in the General Assembly's discretion.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
1/25/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
1/25/2008	House	First Reading
1/25/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/20/2008	House	Assigned to Adoption Reform Committee
3/4/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
3/4/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
3/13/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
3/13/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
3/13/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Adoption Reform Committee
3/13/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Adoption Reform Committee; by Voice Vote
3/13/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Adoption Reform Committee; 008-001-000
3/13/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
3/24/2008	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
3/24/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
4/3/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
4/3/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Ron Stephens
4/4/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Judicial Note Filed as Amended
4/16/2008	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
4/16/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/16/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
5/9/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008
5/21/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
5/21/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins
5/23/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
5/31/2008	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

	Judicial Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Admin Office of the Illinois Courts)
	This legislation would neither increase nor decrease the number of judges needed in the judicial branch.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	HB 4623 (H-AM 1) does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act.

	Adds reference to:
	750 ILCS 50/18.04