FEIGENHOLTZ. (MADIGAN,L-OBAMA-LIGHTFORD) 20 ILCS 505/7.4 new Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Requires the Department, when placing a child for adoption, to consider as adoptive applicants the adoptive parents of a biological sibling of the child. Requires the Department to attempt to notify those adoptive parents of the availability of the child for adoption. Provides that the final decision of the Department must be based on the best interests of the child. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Children and Family Services) This legislation does not have any fiscal impact to the Department. JAN-30-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-30-2002 H FIRST READING JAN-30-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-05-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW FEB-13-2002 H RE-ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS FEB-14-2002 H FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-14-2002 H COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS FEB-22-2002 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HHSV FEB-22-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE APR-03-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-03-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 118-000-000 APR-04-2002 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-04-2002 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 02-04-09 APR-04-2002 S CHIEF SPONSOR MADIGAN,L APR-04-2002 S FIRST READING APR-04-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-17-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON APR-17-2002 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY APR-18-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA APR-24-2002 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SJUD APR-24-2002 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 02-04-25 APR-25-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD APR-25-2002 S SECOND READING APR-25-2002 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 02-05-06 MAY-07-2002 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 MAY-07-2002 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES JUN-05-2002 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR JUL-16-2002 H GOVERNOR APPROVED JUL-16-2002 H EFFECTIVE DATE 02-07-16 JUL-16-2002 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0666 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary