PARENTAGE-RESERVE CUSTODY
Summary
Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that a judgment entered under the Act shall contain or explicitly reserve provisions concerning custody or guardianship and visitation. Provides that a court may grant leave to a party having custody of a minor child to remove the child from Illinois under the standards contained in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act shall apply to matters concerning the removal of a child from Illinois. Provides that a parent without custody of a child is entitled to reasonable visitation unless the court finds that visitation would endanger seriously the child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health. Makes other changes.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
Apr 2003
House Passage
Mar 2003
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House Mar 27, 2003
How they voted
105–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 106
Mar 27, 2003
D
Democratic59
98% Yea
R
Republican47
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 15, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-1)
house
Mar 6, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 014-000-001
lower
Feb 21, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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