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SB2895 • 2026
HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT
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HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Assigned to Executive Committee
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2026
Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare ; 008-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darby A. Hills
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Assigned to Child Welfare
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darby A. Hills
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT
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Full Text of SB2895 Home Legislation Full Text SB2895 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF SB2895 Engrossed LRB104 15319 KTG 28473 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Adoption Act is amended by changing Section 5 18.4 as follows: 6 (750 ILCS 50/18.4) (from Ch. 40, par. 1522.4) 7 Sec. 18.4. Information provided to adoptive parents. (a) 8 The agency, Department of Children and Family Services, Court 9 Supportive Services, Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court, 10 or the Probation Officers of the Circuit Court involved in the 11 adoption proceedings shall give in writing the following 12 non-identifying information, if known, to the adoptive parents 13 not later than the date of placement with the petitioning 14 adoptive parents: (i) age of biological parents; (ii) their 15 race, religion and ethnic background; (iii) general physical 16 appearance of biological parents; (iv) their education, 17 occupation, hobbies, interests and talents; (v) existence of 18 any other children born to the biological parents; (vi) 19 information about biological grandparents; reason for 20 emigrating into the United States, if applicable, and country 21 of origin; (vii) relationship between biological parents; 22 (viii) detailed medical and mental health histories of the 23 child, the biological parents, and their immediate relatives; SB2895 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 15319 KTG 28473 b 1 (ix) the actual date and place of birth of the adopted person; 2 and (x) the reason or reasons the birth parent or parents 3 stated for placing the child for adoption, how and why the 4 adoptive parent or parents were selected and who selected the 5 adoptive parent or parents, and whether the birth parent or 6 parents requested or agreed to post-adoption contact with the 7 child at the time of placement, and, if so, the frequency and 8 type of contact ; and (xi) whether the child was placed in 9 foster care before adoption, and if so, available information 10 about significant developmental milestones observed or 11 documented that occurred while the child was placed under the 12 custody and guardianship of the Department. This information 13 may include, but is not limited to, the child's first steps, 14 first words, toilet training, and other notable developmental 15 progress . However, no information provided under this 16 subsection shall disclose the name or last known address of 17 the biological parents, grandparents, the siblings of the 18 biological parents, the adopted person, or any other relative 19 of the adopted person. Disclosure under this subsection is 20 subject to applicable State or federal confidentiality laws. 21 On or before January 1, 2027, the Department of Children and 22 Family Services shall adopt any rules necessary to implement 23 the changes made to this subsection by this amendatory Act of 24 the 104th General Assembly. 25 (b) Any adoptee 18 years of age or over shall be given the 26 information in subsection (a) upon request. SB2895 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 15319 KTG 28473 b 1 (c) The Illinois Adoption Registry shall release any 2 non-identifying information listed in (a) of this Section that 3 appears on the certified copy of the original birth 4 certificate or the Certificate of Adoption to an adopted 5 person, adoptive parent, or legal guardian who is a registrant 6 of the Illinois Adoption Registry. 7 (d) The Illinois Adoption Registry shall release the 8 actual date and place of birth of an adopted person who is 21 9 years of age or over to the birth parent if the birth parent is 10 a registrant of the Illinois Adoption Registry and has 11 completed a Medical Information Exchange Authorization. 12 (e) The Illinois Adoption Registry shall release 13 information regarding the date the adoption was finalized and 14 the county in which the adoption was finalized to a certified 15 confidential intermediary upon submission of a court order. 16 (f) In cases where the Illinois Adoption Registry 17 possesses information indicating that an adopted person who is 18 21 years of age or over was adopted in a state other than 19 Illinois or a country other than the United States, the 20 Illinois Adoption Registry shall release the name of the state 21 or country where the adoption was finalized and, if available, 22 the agency involved in the adoption to a registrant of the 23 Illinois Adoption Registry, provided the registrant is not the 24 subject of a Denial of Information Exchange and the registrant 25 has completed a Medical Information Exchange Authorization. 26 (g) Any of the above available information for any SB2895 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 15319 KTG 28473 b 1 adoption proceedings completed before the effective date of 2 this Act shall be supplied to the adoptive parents or an 3 adoptee 18 years of age or over upon request. 4 (h) The agency, Department of Children and Family 5 Services, Court Supportive Services, Juvenile Division of the 6 Circuit Court, the Probation Officers of the Circuit Court and 7 any other governmental bodies having any of the above 8 information shall retain the file until the adoptee would have 9 reached the age of 99 years. 10 (Source: P.A. 99-832, eff. 1-1-17 .) 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