MARRIAGE ACT-CUSTODY-VIOLENCE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the court shall not make a custody determination in any custody proceeding in favor of any party against whom there are pending domestic violence charges, either under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or under the Criminal Code of 1961, until those pending charges have been resolved.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2004
Committee Review
May 2004
House Passage
May 2004
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 28, 2004
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House May 27, 2004
How they voted
108–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 115
May 27, 2004
D
Democratic65
95% Yea
R
Republican50
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
4
May 28, 2004
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 27, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 27, 2004
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-7)
house
May 13, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 20, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2004
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2004
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce
lower
Mar 31, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 31, 2004
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Mar 30, 2004
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2004
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce
lower
Mar 4, 2004
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Feb 25, 2004
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2004
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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