ADOPTION ACT-VARIOUS House SponsorsRep. Sara Feigenholtz Senate Sponsors(Sen. Iris Y. Martinez) 7/10/2014HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0704 750 ILCS 50/18.05750 ILCS 50/18.06750 ILCS 50/18.08750 ILCS 50/18.1from Ch. 40, par. 1522.1750 ILCS 50/18.1a750 ILCS 50/18.1b750 ILCS 50/18.2from Ch. 40, par. 1522.2750 ILCS 50/18.3afrom Ch. 40, par. 1522.3a Amends the Adoption Act. Defines "adult grandchild" as the biological grandchild 21 years of age or over of a deceased adopted or surrendered person. Replaces references to the Adoption Advisory Council with references to the Adoption Registry-Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council. Makes changes in Sections concerning the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange; the Adoption Registry-Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council; disclosure of identifying information; registry matches; the Illinois Adoption Registry Application; and forms. In the Section concerning confidential intermediaries, makes changes in subsections concerning: general purposes; eligibility of petitioner; the petition; confidential intermediary access to information; remedies in the event of a missing or lost original birth certificate; and duties of the confidential intermediary in conducting a search.House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds birth parents of adult adopted persons to the list of parties who must comply with specified procedural requirements in making a request for a non-certified copy of the original birth certificate. Provides that beginning on January 1, 2015, any birth parent of an adult adopted person named on the original birth certificate may request a non-certified copy of the original birth certificate reflecting the birth of the adult adopted person, provided that: (1) any non-certified copy of the original birth certificate released under this subsection (m) shall not reflect the State file number on the original birth certificate; and (2) if the Department of Public Health does not locate the original birth certificate, it shall issue a certification of no record found. Deletes language providing that confidential intermediary fees are waived only if specified conditions are met. Provides instead that no fee shall be charged to any petitioner. 2/14/2014HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 2/14/2014HouseFirst Reading 2/14/2014HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/3/2014HouseAssigned to Adoption Reform 3/26/2014HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Adoption Reform; 005-000-000 3/26/2014HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2014HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2014HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/2/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 4/2/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/3/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Adoption Reform 4/4/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Adoption Reform; 004-000-000 4/7/2014HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate 4/7/2014HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted 4/7/2014HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/8/2014HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 4/8/2014SenateArrive in Senate 4/8/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2014 4/10/2014SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 4/11/2014SenateFirst Reading 4/11/2014SenateReferred to Assignments 4/30/2014SenateAssigned to Judiciary 5/7/2014SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 012-000-000 5/7/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014 5/12/2014SenateSecond Reading 5/12/2014SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014 5/23/2014SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 5/23/2014HousePassed Both Houses 6/17/2014HouseSent to the Governor 7/10/2014HouseGovernor Approved 7/10/2014HouseEffective Date January 1, 2015 7/10/2014HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0704