Bill Title: Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that the surviving adult children and adult grandchildren of a deceased adopted or surrendered person may petition for the appointment of a confidential intermediary to obtain nonidentifying information as authorized under the Adoption Act. Provides that the confidential intermediary shall have access to certain child welfare agency records if the agency has assisted in the placement of the adopted or surrendered person. Provides that the confidential intermediary shall have access to information from closed child welfare agencies if the petitioner is an adult child or grandchild of a deceased adopted or surrendered person.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Enrolled) 2026-06-18 - Sent to the Governor [SB3706 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2026-05-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2026-03-26	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2026-02-06	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2026-02-24	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois SB3706 currently on file.