SB 1590 Illinois Senate · 96th Regular Session

DISSOL-VIRTUAL CHILD VISITATON

Summary
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides for reasonable visitation between a child and a non-custodial parent through electronic communication such as telephone, e-mail, instant messaging, and other modes of electronic communication. Provides that the court may not use time spent in electronic communication to affect child support, custody, visitation, or removal of a child from the State. Provides for the custodial parent to provide any new e-mail address of the child to the noncustodial parent within 24 hours of the change. Makes other changes concerning electronic communication between a parent and a child and between a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling and a child.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Mar 31, 2009 Signed Aug 11, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2009 · House May 14, 2009

How they voted

53–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 58
Mar 31, 2009
D Democratic36
35 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
18 Yea 4
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 11, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 14, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 14, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-5)
house
Apr 22, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 31, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-5)
senate
Mar 5, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 19, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.