IL HB2683

Establishes that children have equal rights to parentage regardless of their parents' marital status, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or whether the child was born through assisted reproduction or surrogacy

Replaces gender-specific terms throughout Illinois parentage law (e.g., "father," "mother," "man," "woman") with gender-neutral terms ("parent," "person," "person who gave birth") to apply equally to all parents

Lowers the burden of proof for challenging a presumption of parentage from "clear and convincing evidence" to "preponderance of the evidence"

Updates assisted reproduction and gestational surrogacy provisions by removing the requirement that intended parents contribute at least one gamete, expanding eligibility requirements, requiring ongoing independent legal representation for surrogates, and adding new termination and enforcement procedures

Creates a streamlined confirmatory adoption process for children born through assisted reproduction, allowing parents whose parentage is already legally recognized to obtain an adoption decree within 30 days without home studies, hearings, or DCFS involvement