HB 41 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

IMDMA-PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Summary
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Deletes language providing that nothing in the Act requires that each parent be allocated decision-making responsibilities. Provides that it is presumed that fit parents act in the best interests of their children. Deletes language providing that in determining the child's best interests for purposes of allocating parenting time, the court shall consider the amount of time each parent spent performing caretaking functions with respect to the child in the 24 months preceding the filing of any petition for allocation of parental responsibilities, or, if the child is under 2 years of age, since the child's birth.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 5, 2022 Last action Apr 5, 2024
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Total actions
20
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Apr 5, 2024
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
To Family Law & Probate Subcommittee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
To Family Law & Probate Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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