CRIM CD-PATERNITY FRAUD House SponsorsRep. William Delgado-Cynthia Soto-Linda Chapa LaVia-Paul D. Froehlich-Rosemary Kurtz, Mike Boland, William Davis and Ed Sullivan, Jr. Senate Sponsors(Sen. Iris Y. Martinez) 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die 720 ILCS 5/17-26 new Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of paternity fraud. Provides that a person commits the offense by knowingly alleging that a person is the biological father of a child when that person knows that the allegation is false. Provides that the penalty is a Class A misdemeanor.House Amendment No. 1 Provides that the offense of paternity fraud may only be committed if the defendant knows that the allegation that a person is the biological father of a child is both false and may result in the person alleged to be the biological father of the child being erroneously adjudicated as the father of the child. 2/19/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado 2/19/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/19/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/21/2003HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/13/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/13/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 3/13/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz 3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote 3/13/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 3/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/13/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 3/21/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 3/25/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 3/25/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. 3/25/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-026-005 3/26/2003SenateArrive in Senate 3/26/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2003 4/10/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 4/15/2003SenateFirst Reading 4/15/2003SenateReferred to Rules 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die