IMDMA-GRANDPARENT VISITATION
Summary
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. In provisions governing conditions under which certain non-parents may petition for visitation, requires that the parent-child relationship has been legally established (instead of "parentage has been established by a court of competent jurisdiction"). Provides that if the petitioner is a grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is related to the grandparent or great-grandparent. Provides that if the petitioner is a step-parent, the parent-child relationship need be legally established only with respect to the parent who is married to the petitioner or was married to the petitioner immediately before the parent's death.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced Mar 13, 2018
Signed Aug 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2018 · House May 21, 2018
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 48
Mar 13, 2018
D
Democratic28
78% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Aug 3, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
lower
May 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000
lower
May 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
To Domestic Relations Law Subcommittee
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 13, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-9)
senate
Feb 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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