SB0103
View on ILGAADOPTION ACT
What this bill does
Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that a person may commence an adoption proceeding for a youth in care only if the youth in care is placed with the petitioning person or persons by the Department of Children and Family Services at the time the petition is filed, and the Department has provided its consent to the adoption or has otherwise approved the adoption. Requires the Department to adopt rules or procedures or both as to what constitutes its approval of the adoption. Provides that a person whose rights have been terminated under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 does not have to be made a defendant in a petition for adoption. Provides that the following persons must be given notice of a petition for adoption unless the person has been determined not to be a parent of the child or has had parental rights terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction: (i) any person who is recorded on the child's birth certificate as the child's parent; (ii) any person who is openly living with the child or the child's mother at the time the proceeding is initiated and holds out the child as that person's child; (iii) any person who has been identified as the child's parent by the mother in a written, sworn statement, including an Affidavit of Identification; or (iv) any person who was married to the child's mother on the date of the child's birth or within 300 days before the child's birth, unless that person has been determined not to be the parent of the child or has had parental rights terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction.
PASSED INTO LAW
Calculating prediction drivers...
Pipeline Progress
Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 237 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
-
Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
-
Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
-
Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
-
Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
-
Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
-
Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Sara Feigenholtz
Moderate Influence (#5)
Bridges legislative blocs (high betweenness)
Bills they sponsor outperform predictions (positive pull)
Bills sponsored by Sara Feigenholtz advance 10% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
57 witness slips filed
48 proponents / 9 opponents
26 organizations
Witness slips
57 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Reed | Monahan Law Group LLC. | attorney | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Barbara Sereda | Adoption Advocates of America | Adoption Advocates of America | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Cailee Alderman | Kogut & Wilson LLC | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Christina Schneider | DCFS | DCFS | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| DENISE J PATTON | Law Office of Denise J. Patton | Law Office of Denise J. Patton | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Eugenia M Gillespie | Gillespie Law Group, LLC | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 | |
| Kyle Hillman | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter | National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Rachael Toft | Law Offices of Rachael Toft | Individual | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Renee Chacko | DCFS | DCFS | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Ryan Melchin | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Shelley Ballard | Shelley B Ballard PC | Shelley B Ballard PC | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Tom Suffredin | Law Offices of Thomas M. Suffredin, Ltd. | Chicago Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-04-23 |
| Alexa Koziol | DCFS | DCFS | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-02-19 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-02-19 |
| Tom Suffredin | Law Offices of Thomas M. Suffredin, Ltd. | Chicago Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-02-19 |
| Ashley Reed | Monahan Law Group LLC. | Chicago Bar association - Adoption law committee | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Barbara J Hellmer | ECFA | ECFA | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Barbara Sereda | Adoption Advocates of America | Adoption Advocates of America | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Cailee Alderman | Kogut & Wilson LLC | Self | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Carolyn Winter | Carolyn E Winter, Attorney-at-Law | Self | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| DENISE J PATTON | Law Office of Denise J. Patton | Law Office of Denise J. Patton | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Eugenia M Gillespie | Gillespie Law Group, LLC | Gillespie Law Group, LLC | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Rachael Toft | Law Offices of Rachael Toft | Individual | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Ryan Melchin | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Sally Wildman | Sally Wildman | Chicago Bar Association Adoption Law Committee Legislative subcommittee | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Scott Timmerman | Attorney | Individual | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Shelley Ballard | Shelley B. Ballard PC | Shelley B. Ballard PC | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Tiffany Horstein | Family Forward Law, LLC | self & Firm | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Tom Suffredin | Law Offices of Thomas M. Suffredin, Ltd. | Chicago Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Amanda Piker | Self | I support the Family First Act | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Dakota Wheeler | Family Forward Illinois | self | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Jen Brozis | Family Forward Illinois part of the grassroots group Family Forward Project | self and Family Forward Illinois | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Karen Jean Cook | Family Forward Illinois | Family Forward Illinois | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Maureen Haines | Family Forward | Self and Family | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Rebecca Cook | Family Forward Illinois | self and Family Forward Illinois | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Sheri Dare | Illinois Family Forward | Self | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-01-29 |
| Alexa Koziol | DCFS | DCFS | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-04-02 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-04-02 |
| Ryan Melchin | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | The Center for Youth and Family Solutions | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-04-02 |
| Tom Suffredin | Law Offices of Thomas M. Suffredin, Ltd. | Chicago Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-04-02 |
| Aimee Albrecht | Na | none | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-04-02 |
| Sheri Dare | Illinois Family Forward | Self | Opponent | Judiciary | 2025-04-02 |
| Danielle Gomez | Office of the Cook County Public Guardian | Cook County Public Guardian | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-05-28 |
| Tom Suffredin | Law Offices of Thomas M. Suffredin, Ltd. | Chicago Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary | 2025-05-28 |
| Ashley Reed | Monahan Law Group LLC. | attorney | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| Barbara Sereda | Adoption Advocates of America | Adoption Advocates of America | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| Cailee Alderman | Kogut & Wilson LLC | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| Carolyn Winter | Carolyn Winter Attorney at Law | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 | |
| Danielle Gomez | Office of the Cook County Public Guardian | Cook County Public Guardian | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| DENISE J PATTON | Law Office of Denise J. Patton | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 | |
| Michelle M Hughes | Law Offices of Michelle M. Hughes | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 | |
| Rachael Toft | Law Offices of Rachael Toft | Individual | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| Shelley Ballard | Shelley B Ballard PC | Shelley B Ballard PC | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
| Tom Suffredin | Law Offices of Thomas M. Suffredin, Ltd. | Chicago Bar Association | Proponent | Judiciary - Civil | 2025-05-07 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Committee | Judiciary - Civil | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Passed | 18 | — | |
| 2025-05-20 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 114 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Passed | 114 | — |
| S | Committee | Judiciary | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 8 | — | |
| S | Floor | Third Reading | 52 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Passed | 52 | — |
Action History
51 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0348. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
2025-01-17
Introduction & Filing
Filed with Secretary bySen. Sara Feigenholtz Rule 2-7(b)
Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-01-17
Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-17
Committee Assignment
Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-01-22
Committee Assignment
Assigned toJudiciary Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-01-31
Committee Action
Postponed -Judiciary Senate Rule 3-11; House Rule 22
Committee hearing postponed. Routine procedural action — does NOT mean the bill is dead. Sponsor may be gathering votes or negotiating amendments.
2025-02-13
Amendment Actions
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Sara Feigenholtz
[Amendment] Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-02-13
Amendment Actions
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-18
Amendment Actions
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toJudiciary
[Amendment] Senate Assignments Committee forwards the bill to a substantive committee.
2025-02-19
Amendment Actions
Positive
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
[Amendment] Bill or resolution adopted by the chamber.
2025-02-20
Committee Action
Positive
Do Pass as AmendedJudiciary; 008-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a)
Committee recommends passage. The most important positive gate — majority of bills never get here.
2025-02-20
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7)
Bill placed on the order of Second Reading.
2025-03-03
Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary bySen. Sara Feigenholtz
[Amendment] Bill officially submitted to the Senate Secretary during the session.
2025-03-03
Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toAssignments
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-03-04
Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers toJudiciary
[Amendment] Senate Assignments Committee forwards the bill to a substantive committee.
2025-03-20
Floor Process
Positive
Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage. Floor amendments can be offered here.
2025-03-20
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-04-03
Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do AdoptJudiciary; 008-000-000
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-03
Floor Process
Recalled to Second Reading Rule 5-4(a)
Bill pulled back from Third Reading to Second Reading, usually to adopt a floor amendment. Common and not negative — sponsors often recall bills to incorporate negotiated changes.
2025-04-03
Amendment Actions
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Feigenholtz
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-03
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-04-04
Floor Vote
Positive
Third Reading - Passed;052-000-000 Rule 5-1(f)
Bill PASSED a floor vote on Third Reading. Major milestone — bill has cleared one chamber.
2025-04-04
Co-Sponsorship
Mild +
Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Lakesia Collins Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator takes on the chief co-sponsor role, a stronger commitment than regular co-sponsorship.
2025-04-04
Cross-Chamber
Positive
Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
Senate bill arrives in the House after passing the Senate.
2025-04-04
Cross-Chamber
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Ann M. Williams Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
Alternate chief sponsor designated.
2025-04-07
Cross-Chamber
Positive
Chief House SponsorRep. Ann M. Williams Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12)
House sponsor assigned for a Senate bill — bill is being actively managed in the second chamber.
2025-04-07
Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-04-07
Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-04-17
Committee Assignment
Assigned toJudiciary - Civil Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b)
Sent to a substantive committee (e.g., Transportation, Revenue). This is where the bill gets a real hearing and evaluation.
2025-04-23
Committee Action
Positive
Do Pass / Short DebateJudiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b)
Committee recommends passage and places it on the Short Debate calendar (limited floor discussion time). Strong positive signal — committee believes bill has broad support.
2025-04-23
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52
Bill placed on the Second Reading calendar. Positive — bill is queued for floor action.
2025-04-30
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Ann M. Williams
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-04-30
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee
[Amendment] Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-05-06
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toJudiciary - Civil Committee
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-05-07
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedJudiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-05-16
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
[Amendment] Amendment sub-action.
2025-05-16
Floor Process
Positive
Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1)
Bill reaches the floor amendment stage on Short Debate calendar. Major milestone — bill has passed committee and is on the floor.
2025-05-16
Floor Process
Positive
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8)
Bill placed on the Third Reading calendar — queued for final vote.
2025-05-20
Floor Vote
Positive
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed114-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50
Bill PASSED on Short Debate Third Reading. Bill cleared the chamber.
2025-05-21
Concurrence
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII
Bill placed on Secretary's Desk awaiting Senate concurrence vote on House amendments.
2025-05-21
Concurrence
Mild +
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2025 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII
Concurrence vote scheduled on the calendar.
2025-05-22
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with SecretarySen. Sara Feigenholtz
[Amendment] Motion filed to agree with the other chamber's amendments.
2025-05-22
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toAssignments
[Amendment] Motion filed to agree with the other chamber's amendments.
2025-05-27
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred toJudiciary
[Amendment] Motion filed to agree with the other chamber's amendments.
2025-05-28
Amendment Actions
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do AdoptJudiciary; 008-000-000
[Amendment] Motion filed to agree with the other chamber's amendments.
2025-05-31
Amendment Actions
Positive
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs057-000-000
[Amendment] Senate agrees with House amendments to the bill.
2025-05-31
Concurrence
Positive
Senate Concurs Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII
Senate agrees with House amendments to the bill.
2025-05-31
Concurrence
Positive
Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4
Bill PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS. Major milestone — bill goes to the Governor next.
2025-06-27
Governor Action
Positive
Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82
Bill transmitted to the Governor for signature. Strong positive — bill has passed both chambers.
2025-08-15
Governor Action
Positive
Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82
GOVERNOR SIGNED THE BILL. Bill is now law (pending effective date).
2025-08-15
Enacted Into Law
Law
Effective Date January 1, 2026 Article IX
Law's effective date announced. Most IL laws take effect January 1 of the next year unless otherwise specified.
2025-08-15
Enacted Into Law
Law
Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0348 Article IX
Bill signed into law — assigned a Public Act number (e.g., PA 104-0032).
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Sara Feigenholtz Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Assigned toJudiciary Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Postponed -Judiciary Senate Rule 3-11; House Rule 22 | Committee Action | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Sara Feigenholtz | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toJudiciary | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Do Pass as AmendedJudiciary; 008-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary bySen. Sara Feigenholtz | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers toJudiciary | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do AdoptJudiciary; 008-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading Rule 5-4(a) | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Feigenholtz | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;052-000-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Lakesia Collins Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Ann M. Williams Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Ann M. Williams Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-07 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Assigned toJudiciary - Civil Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateJudiciary - Civil Committee; 018-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Ann M. Williams | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-06 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toJudiciary - Civil Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-07 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be AdoptedJudiciary - Civil Committee; 016-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-16 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-16 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-16 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed114-000-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2025 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with SecretarySen. Sara Feigenholtz | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred toJudiciary | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do AdoptJudiciary; 008-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs057-000-000 | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Senate Concurs Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0348 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |