POWER OF ATTY-VISITATION
Summary
Amends the Illinois Power of Attorney Act. Provides that restricting or not allowing an interested person to have reasonable visitation with a principal is an action upon which a court may find that an agent is not acting for the benefit of the principal.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023
How they voted
103–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 117
May 8, 2023
D
Democratic77
84% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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