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SB 2161 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

MARR-LICENSE-INADVERTENT SITE

Summary
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that an otherwise valid marriage shall not be invalidated because the marriage was inadvertently solemnized in an Illinois county other than the county where the license was issued. Provides that the solemnization of a marriage is not invalidated by the fact that the marriage was solemnized in another county than where the license was issued. Effective January 1, 2009.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
Senate Passage
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Signed into Law
Aug 2008
Introduced Apr 9, 2008 Signed Aug 4, 2008
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2008 · House May 19, 2008

How they voted

50–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 54
Apr 9, 2008
D Democratic33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Aug 4, 2008
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 19, 2008
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 19, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-16)
house
May 14, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 9, 2008
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
lower
Apr 30, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 9, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-4)
senate
Mar 13, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary Civil Law; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 5, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Civil Law
upper
Feb 14, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

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