DISSOLUTION-VISITATION ABUSE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend, pursuant to court order, the driver's license of a person adjudicated by a court to have engaged in visitation abuse. Provides procedures for that suspension process. Provides that the court, upon finding that a party engaged in visitation abuse, may order: the suspension of the offending party's Illinois driving privileges pursuant to the Illinois Vehicle Code, until the court has determined that there has been sufficient compliance with the court's visitation order and that full driving privileges shall be reinstated; the issuance of a family responsibility driving permit to the offending party to allow limited driving privileges for employment, for medical purposes, and to transport a child pursuant to a visitation order; the placement of the offending party on probation; or the sentencing of the offending party to periodic imprisonment for up to 6 months, provided that the court may allow periods of release for work. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Apr 2012
Senate Passage
May 2012
House Passage
May 2012
Signed into Law
Aug 2012
Introduced Mar 29, 2012
Signed Aug 21, 2012
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2012 · House May 26, 2012
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 29, 2012
D
Democratic30
90% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Aug 21, 2012
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 26, 2012
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 26, 2012
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-9)
house
Apr 25, 2012
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Apr 25, 2012
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2012
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2012
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard
lower
Apr 19, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-6)
senate
Mar 7, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 6, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 6, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 1, 2012
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 1, 2012
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
upper
Feb 24, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 10, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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