CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES
Summary
Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Deletes provisions concerning child support award guidelines, income calculation for child support purposes, and allocation of other child-related expenses. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall promulgate guidelines and worksheets for the purpose of calculating child support guidelines, and that the court shall apply the guidelines unless the court determines, after weighing specified factors, that application of the guidelines would be inappropriate. Adds provisions concerning child support purposes and applicability, duty of support, income calculation for support purposes, minimum orders, deviation factors, shared parenting, split care, allocation of other child-related expenses, and modification of support orders. Contains applicability language.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Apr 18, 2016
Signed Aug 12, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2016 · House May 31, 2016
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
May 26, 2016
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
7
Committee
12
Amendments
7
Aug 12, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-002
lower
May 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 29, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
May 29, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kelly M. Burke
lower
May 26, 2016
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 26, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 26, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-3)
senate
May 18, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hastings
upper
May 18, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
upper
May 17, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
May 11, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 11, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
upper
May 4, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 18, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 18, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 2, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Jan 26, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2015
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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