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Creates the Healing Through History Act. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to provide prospective adoptive families, no less than 30 days prior to adoption finalization, with a complete, unredacted copy of the child's full case record, including, but not limited to: (i) all placement histories and foster home records; (ii) all caseworker notes and observations; (iii) all educational, psychological, and behavioral reports; (iv) all therapy or counseling notes, subject to certain federal requirements; and (v) all medical records in full, including historical records. Provides that former foster youth aged 18 or older are entitled to receive the same information and records at no cost in both physical and digital form. Contains provisions concerning ongoing record access post-adoption or post-emancipation; the development of Department protocols and infrastructure necessary to collect, preserve, and transmit full child records; exemption and confidentiality protections; federal disclosure requirements; and other matters. Effective January 1, 2026.
Introduced
Jan 16, 2026
Last Action
Mar 13, 2026
Session
IL 104th
Sponsors
1 primary · 10 co
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2026
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; 008-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2026
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
First Reading
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darby A. Hills
Referred to Assignments
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Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis
Darby A. Hills
Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Li Arellano, Jr.