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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2251   </title>
<shortdesc>PARENTAGE-RESERVE CUSTODY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William B. Black-Michael P. McAuliffe</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>750 ILCS 45/14</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 40, par. 2514</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. Provides that a judgment entered under the Act shall contain or explicitly reserve provisions concerning custody or guardianship and visitation. Provides that a court may grant leave to a party having custody of a minor child to remove the child from Illinois under the standards contained in the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act shall apply to matters concerning the removal of a child from Illinois. Provides that a parent without custody of a child is entitled to reasonable visitation unless the court finds that visitation would endanger seriously the child's physical, mental, moral, or emotional health. Makes other changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  014-000-001</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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